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Bristol County, Massachusetts

Water Systems
133
Population Served
673,471
Total Violations
3,611
496 health-based
PFAS Detected
12
of 18 tested

Violation Analysis

88.7%
Systems with Violations
27.2
Avg Violations per System
13.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
35 systems (26%)
SW
15 systems (11%)

PFAS Contamination

18
Systems Tested
12
PFAS Detected
66.7%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bristol Massachusetts water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (46)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Inima USA / Aquaria LLC 105,643 39 Clean
City of New Bedford Dpi 101,079 12 Detected
Fall River Water Department 94,000 87 Clean
Taunton Water Division 62,165 74 Clean
Attleboro Water Dept 46,654 38 Detected
North Attleboro Water Dept 28,863 146 Detected
Bluedrop Water Vending N Att Dpw 28,712 0 -
Dartmouth Water Division 24,630 38 Detected
Mansfield Water Division 23,289 26 Detected
Easton Water Div 23,112 6 Detected
Norton Water Department 19,161 23 Detected
Somerset Water Department 18,303 34 Clean
Swansea Water District 17,375 24 Detected
Seekonk Water District 14,704 15 Detected
Fairhaven Water Dept 14,470 21 Clean
Raynham Center Water District 10,824 8 Detected
Acushnet Water Department 8,384 18 Clean
Dighton Water District 5,264 24 Detected
North Raynham Water District 3,902 5 Detected
Dcr Horseneck Beach State Reservation 3,000 33 -
Freetown Water Commission 1,600 23 -
Dorothy L Beckwith Middle School 1,600 30 -
Westport Schools Complex 1,472 0 -
North Dighton Fire District 1,300 6 -
Camp Ramsbottom 1,000 92 -
Seekonk Swimming and Tennis Club 900 21 -
Berkley Community School 647 43 -
Cumberland Farms #2314 600 129 -
Freetown Elementary School 501 61 -
Berkley Middle School/Town Offices 500 77 -
Rachels Lakeside 500 8 -
Camp Welch, Thomas Chew Memorial 500 16 -
Raynham Athletic Club 500 36 -
Kings Grant Water Co Inc 434 150 -
Padelford Berkley LLC 350 2 -
The Reserve at Spring Hill 300 4 -
Dcr Horseneck Beach Campground 300 17 -
The Back Eddy 250 8 -
Town of Westport 250 7 -
Weatherlow Farms 235 5 -
Rocky Mountain Spring Water Vending 200 1 -
Westport Harbor Water Association Inc 200 21 -
Acoaxet Club 200 27 -
Bittersweet Farm Inc 180 162 -
Noquochoke Village LLC 180 5 -
Dcr Demarest Lloyd State Park 175 6 -
Crestwood Country Club 175 12 -
Plaza Pizza 175 4 -
Round the Bend Farm 160 0 -
Corrigan Mental Health Center 152 0 -

Other Counties in Massachusetts

Suffolk County
8 systems · 3,456,243 served · 111 violations
Middlesex County
204 systems · 1,623,176 served · 16,575 violations
Essex County
67 systems · 908,499 served · 3,080 violations
Norfolk County
57 systems · 842,114 served · 2,645 violations
Worcester County
345 systems · 773,172 served · 23,751 violations
Barnstable County
127 systems · 628,756 served · 2,953 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bristol County? ▼
Bristol County has 3,611 total drinking water violations across 133 water systems, of which 496 are health-based violations. 88.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bristol County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bristol County serve approximately 673,471 people through 133 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bristol County water? ▼
Of 18 water systems tested for PFAS in Bristol County, 12 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bristol County? ▼
Water systems in Bristol County use GW (35 systems), SW (15 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 13.7% of Bristol County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.