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Water system · PWSID MA4293000

TAUNTON WATER DIVISION

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA4293000

State

Massachusetts

City

TAUNTON

Population served

62,165

Primary source

Surface water

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

3

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

11

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2018. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2007 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFL Aug 2018
  • State action · SOX Jul 2018
  • State action · SOX Mar 2017
  • State action · SFJ Mar 2017
  • State action · SFJ Sep 2016
  • State action · SOX Oct 2008
  • State action · SFL Nov 2007
  • State action · SFL Aug 2003

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 Dec 2021

0.346 · max 1.86 mg/l as N · 94

Manganese

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

77.8 · max 620 ug/l · 47

Fluoride

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

0.075 · max 0.14 mg/l · 46

Copper

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

1.4 · max 2.7 ug/l · 15

Lead

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

0.534 · max 1.25 ug/l · 15

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 MA4293000 — 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.