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Water system · PWSID MA4126000

HARWICH WATER DEPARTMENT

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA4126000

State

Massachusetts

City

HARWICH

Population served

39,144

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

2

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

4

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2024. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 1996 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 1995 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFL Aug 2024
  • State action · SIE Apr 2024
  • State action · SOX Nov 1996
  • State action · SOX Jan 1996

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

2 stations · latest Mar 2021

0.311 · max 0.331 mg/l as N · 4

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MA4126000 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.