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2,4-D violations in Massachusetts

13 active public water systems in Massachusetts had a 2,4-D violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What 2,4-D is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure to 2,4-D is associated with kidney, liver, and adrenal gland damage in animal studies. IARC classifies it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B); EPA's classification is not likely to be carcinogenic under current guidelines. Individuals with kidney or liver conditions may face greater risk from long-term exposure.

Systems with a 2,4-D violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Townhouses @ Copper Lantern
Carver · Plymouth County
176 2 1
Inima USA / Aquaria LLC
Dighton · Bristol County
105,643 1 0
Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WD
Barnstable · Barnstable County
50,000 2 0
Wannacomet Water Company
Nantucket · Nantucket County
27,703 7 2
Orleans Water Department
Orleans · Barnstable County
17,460 1 0
Sharon Water Dept
Sharon · Norfolk County
16,846 1 0
Halifax Water Department
Halifax · Plymouth County
7,575 4 0
Siasconset Water Department
Nantucket · Nantucket County
3,000 3 1
Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc.
Boxford · Essex County
150 10 6
Chilmark School
Chilmark · Dukes County
90 2 1
First Congregational Church
Plympton · Plymouth County
55 5 1
Whitney Estates Condominiums
Berlin · Worcester County
40 3 1
Ashby Legion/grange/church
Ashby · Middlesex County
25 2 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved 2,4-D, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not 2,4-D alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Massachusetts records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.