Is Pleasant Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Barnstable

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2001-10-01 → 2001-10-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2000-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	540 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Barium	10.875 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 10.9 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	21.9 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Fluoride	96 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: THERESA HAMACHER
Phone: 5085141182
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Water

Is Pleasant Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 5 contaminants in Pleasant Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Pleasant Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Barium, Copper, Fluoride. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pleasant Water serve?

Pleasant Water reports serving 200 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Pleasant Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 36 violations on file for Pleasant Water, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.