Does Bourne, MA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 6 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Bourne, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Bourne, MA tap water come from?

Bourne is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Bourne tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Bourne. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Bourne is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 8,300 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 6 violations across the community water system(s) serving Bourne, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~8,300

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Buzzards Bay Water District

7,700 served · groundwater · PWSID MA4036001

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2007. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Barnstable County Jail

600 served · groundwater · PWSID MA4036015

Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between January 2006 and October 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.