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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MA4146016

Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist.

Lakeville, Massachusetts 02347 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,991 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,991
People served
19
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 19 drinking-water violations at Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist., 32% of them health-based - below the Massachusetts per-system average.

19
Total EPA violations on record
32%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,991
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist.

Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,991 residents in Lakeville, Massachusetts (Plymouth County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 19 total violations for this system , of which 6 (32%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 8 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2011.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 6 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Massachusetts, EPA tracks 1,599 public water systems serving 10,332,845 people, with 73,886 cumulative violations and 7,389 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 46.2 violations. Statewide, 148 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (56.3%).

Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist.'s 19 violations sit below the Massachusetts average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,991
Total Violations
19
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3
County
Plymouth
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
8
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2005
Nitrate MR 2 1996
Asbestos MR 1 1995

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist..

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MA4146016 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Massachusetts Drinking Water Authority

MassDEP, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / MA4146016 / 3100
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / MA4146016 / 3100
1996 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / MA4146016 / 1040
1995 Asbestos MR 1 SDWIS / MA4146016 / 1094

How Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 19 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 56.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,991 6,462 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,599 regulated public water systems in Massachusetts.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. water safe to drink? ▼
Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. (PWS ID: MA4146016) has 19 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,991 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. serve? ▼
Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. serves 1,991 people in Lakeville, Massachusetts. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. have? ▼
Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. has 19 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 8 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. use? ▼
Freetown/Lakeville Regional School Dist. uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.