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Acushnet, MA

Bristol County CountyPop. 10,437Source: Municipal groundwater wells
A28/100

Contamination score

Higher = more contaminated vs. other cities.

Acushnet's public water system has been tested for PFAS under Massachusetts' statewide monitoring push, and state and local officials report no exceedance of federal PFAS standards in its samples, unlike roughly 180 Massachusetts systems that have tested above EPA limits. No major documented drinking-water violations or lawsuits are on record for the town. Regional South Coast Massachusetts groundwater carries a general, low-level PFAS watch-list status given historic firefighting-foam and industrial use nearby.

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Pollution sources
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Self-reported
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Lawsuits

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Public water systems

Acushnet Water Department

PWSID:
MA4003000
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
8,430 people

Acushnet Manufactured Homes

PWSID:
MA4003004
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
85 people

Brookside Mobile Home Park

PWSID:
MA4003002
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
67 people

Acushnet Water System

PWSID:
GEN-acushnet-massachusetts

EPA & DEP violations

Acushnet Water Department

PWSID MA40030002 violations

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2013 · 13 years ago · Source ↗

  • Violation — Violation violation

    medium severity

    Contaminant Violation violation.

    EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began — · Source ↗

City-wide

10 violations

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — RPT violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Oct 11, 2023 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityArchived

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Sep 1, 2023 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — RPT violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Jan 11, 2022 · 4 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityArchived

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Dec 1, 2021 · 4 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — RPT violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Oct 11, 2020 · 5 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — RPT violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Oct 11, 2020 · 5 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityArchived

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Sep 1, 2020 · 5 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityArchived

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Sep 1, 2020 · 5 years ago · Source ↗

  • Violation — Violation violation

    medium severity

    Contaminant Violation violation.

    EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began — · Source ↗

  • Violation — Violation violation

    medium severity

    Contaminant Violation violation.

    EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began — · Source ↗

Water-related lawsuits

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