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Cadmium violations in Massachusetts

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

Health effects: Cadmium accumulates in the kidneys and can cause kidney damage with long-term exposure. It is classified by the EPA as a probable human carcinogen (Group B1). Bone demineralization and reproductive effects have also been observed at elevated exposure levels.

Systems with a Cadmium violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lees Supermarket
Westport · Bristol County
90 2 0
Stiles and Hart Brick Company
Bridgewater · Plymouth County
45 2 0
Wannacomet Water Company
Nantucket · Nantucket County
27,703 7 2
Winchester Water Dept
Winchester · Middlesex County
22,970 2 0
Scituate Water Division
Scituate · Plymouth County
19,297 6 2
Hanover Water Dept
Hanover · Plymouth County
14,984 3 0
Halifax Water Department
Halifax · Plymouth County
7,575 4 0
Upton Dpw Water/wastewater Division
Upton · Worcester County
4,420 3 1
M.v. Public Charter School
Tisbury · Dukes County
150 2 0
Aquinnah Wampanoag
County
89 5 0
First Congregational Church
Plympton · Plymouth County
55 5 1
About this data

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