TOWNSEND, MA · Middlesex County
WITCHES BROOK WATER COMPANY Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of January 1, 2008. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Middlesex County, MA.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Massachusetts’s official records. Always confirm current status with Massachusetts before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- MA2299001
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 1,656
- Service connections
- 496
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
WITCHES BROOK WATER COMPANY is one of 81 community water systems in Massachusetts in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, formerly serving 1,656 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2008; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 7 entries between 1996 and 2004, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2004.
All 7 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves volatile organic chemicals and synthetic organic chemicals.
Violation history
Monitoring, Regular
—Trichloroethylene
January 1, 2004 – March 31, 2004
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—o-Dichlorobenzene
January 1, 2000 – March 31, 2000
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—2,3,7,8-TCDD
October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Benzene
October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—1,1-Dichloroethylene
October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Trichloroethylene
October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Ethylbenzene
July 1, 1996 – September 30, 1996
Resolved
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2004 – March 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Trichloroethylene | — | Archived |
| January 1, 2000 – March 31, 2000 | Monitoring, Regular | o-Dichlorobenzene | — | Resolved |
| October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998 | Monitoring, Regular | 2,3,7,8-TCDD | — | Archived |
| October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998 | Monitoring, Regular | Benzene | — | Archived |
| October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998 | Monitoring, Regular | 1,1-Dichloroethylene | — | Archived |
| October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998 | Monitoring, Regular | Trichloroethylene | — | Archived |
| July 1, 1996 – September 30, 1996 | Monitoring, Regular | Ethylbenzene | — | Resolved |
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state
Enforcement actions
No enforcement actions on record for this system.
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
TOWNSEND WATER DEPARTMENT
9785972212
TOWNSEND, MA 01469