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Public Notification Rule violations in Massachusetts

28 active public water systems in Massachusetts had a Public Notification Rule violation in the past three years, 28 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Public Notification Rule is and why it matters.

Health effects: No direct health risk from the notification violation itself, but delayed notification means customers may have consumed contaminated water without the chance to take protective action (boil water orders, bottled water use).

Systems with a Public Notification Rule violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Chicopee Water Dept (mwra)
Chicopee · Hampden County
55,560 2 1
Lynnfield Center Water District
Lynnfield · Essex County
8,525 3 3
Seekonk Swimming and Tennis Club
Seekonk · Bristol County
900 2 1
Raynham Athletic Club
Raynham · Bristol County
500 3 1
Kings Grant Water CO INC
North Attleborough · Bristol County
434 5 2
Ericksons Ice Cream Cafe INC
Carver · Plymouth County
400 2 2
159 Swanson RD Setra Systems INC
Boxborough · Middlesex County
278 2 2
Block and Tackle
Wellfleet · Barnstable County
250 2 2
The Lobster and Chowder House
Wellfleet · Barnstable County
250 2 2
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Wellfleet · Barnstable County
200 1 1
Winslow Tavern
Wellfleet · Barnstable County
185 3 2
Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc.
Boxford · Essex County
150 10 6
Mill River Water Takers Association
New Marlborough · Berkshire County
150 4 3
Forge Pond Campground INC
Freetown · Bristol County
125 2 2
Country Whip
Acushnet · Bristol County
100 3 1
Dcr Wompatuck St. Pk. Mt. Blue Spring
Hingham · Plymouth County
100 2 2
Zoar Outdoor
Charlemont · Franklin County
74 1 1
Endless Coast Hotel
Wellfleet · Barnstable County
64 2 2
Toria Heights Condominium
Oxford · Worcester County
60 2 1
Monroe Water District
Monroe · Franklin County
55 3 2
Ronnies Seafood Inc.
Charlton · Worcester County
50 3 3
Lamberts Cove Inn and Restaurant
Tisbury · Dukes County
40 2 1
Old Farm Road Water Trust
Dover · Norfolk County
40 2 2
1896 House Restaurant
Williamstown · Berkshire County
34 3 3
Pine Hill Orchards
Colrain · Franklin County
30 1 1
Berkshire Berries
Becket · Berkshire County
25 1 1
Bobs Sub and Cone
Wellfleet · Barnstable County
25 2 1
Westport Club Inc.
Westport · Bristol County
25 2 0
About this data

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