MA1337010 · Massachusetts
WHATELY WATER DEPARTMENT
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 6
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 5
Counties listed by EPA · Franklin County, Massachusetts
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Violations and what followed
Among 2 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 187 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Other or unclassified · Unaddressed by formal action
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate ReportingViolation 16 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence RuleNoncompliance period start July 2, 2025 · first reported June 22, 2026
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 28 April 1, 2026 Informal State Intentional no-action Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 15 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end October 11, 2021 · first reported September 17, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 11, 2021
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 27 October 11, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved 26 February 9, 2022 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Unaddressed by formal action
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 14 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start June 1, 2020 · first reported December 19, 2023
No linked action row appears in the records shown.Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 13 · Arsenic · Arsenic RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2019 · period end September 30, 2019 · first reported March 16, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2019
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 23 January 10, 2020 Resolving State Compliance achieved 22 January 24, 2020 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 12 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start June 1, 2018 · first reported June 25, 2019
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 18 April 24, 2019 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 11 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start June 1, 2018 · first reported June 25, 2019
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 18 April 24, 2019 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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