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PWS ID	MA3023000
PWS Name	BEDFORD WATER DEPT.
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water purchased
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	Yes
Population Served	14394
County Served	Middlesex

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate Rule	Nitrate	80	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2017	30-SEP-2017	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	78	Known	01-AUG-2015	31-AUG-2015	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	77	Known	01-SEP-2014	30-SEP-2014	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	76	Known	01-AUG-2014	31-AUG-2014	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	75	Known	01-JUL-2014	31-JUL-2014	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	74	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2014	31-MAR-2014	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	73	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2013	31-OCT-2013	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	72	Returned to Compliance	01-SEP-2013	30-SEP-2013	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	70	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2013	31-AUG-2013	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	69	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2013	31-JUL-2013	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	67	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2012	31-OCT-2012	Yes
Other	Notification, State	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	68	Known	01-OCT-2012	31-OCT-2012	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	66	Returned to Compliance	01-SEP-2012	30-SEP-2012	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	65	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2012	31-AUG-2012	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	64	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2012	31-JUL-2012	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	63	Returned to Compliance	01-JUN-2012	30-JUN-2012	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	45	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	60	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Xylenes, Total	52	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	DICHLOROMETHANE	53	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	o-Dichlorobenzene	43	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	p-Dichlorobenzene	51	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Vinyl chloride	41	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1-Dichloroethylene	37	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	44	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2-Dichloroethane	38	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	40	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Carbon tetrachloride	36	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2-Dichloropropane	46	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Trichloroethylene	39	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	55	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Tetrachloroethylene	49	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	CHLOROBENZENE	42	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Benzene	35	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Toluene	50	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Ethylbenzene	47	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Styrene	48	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	57	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2011	30-JUN-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Benzene	12	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Trichloroethylene	16	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	34	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	61	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Styrene	25	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Ethylbenzene	24	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Toluene	27	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	CHLOROBENZENE	19	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Tetrachloroethylene	26	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	32	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	22	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-MAR-2011	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
40	78	SFL	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued	31-AUG-2015	State	TCR MONTHLY MCL VIOLATION FOR AUGUST 2015
33	77	SFJ	State Formal Notice of Violation issued	09-OCT-2014	State	TCR MONTHLY MCL VIOLATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2014
32	75	SFJ	State Formal Notice of Violation issued	07-AUG-2014	State	TCR MONTHLY MCL VIOLATIONS IN JULY AND AUGUST 2014
32	76	SFJ	State Formal Notice of Violation issued	07-AUG-2014	State	TCR MONTHLY MCL VIOLATIONS IN JULY AND AUGUST 2014
41	74	SOX	State Compliance achieved	21-MAY-2014	State	EPA RTC
37	73	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2013	State	RTC PDU for EPA
37	72	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2013	State	RTC PDU for EPA
37	70	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2013	State	RTC PDU for EPA
37	69	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2013	State	RTC PDU for EPA
36	65	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2012	State	RTC PDU for EPA
36	64	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2012	State	RTC PDU for EPA
36	63	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2012	State	RTC PDU for EPA
36	67	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2012	State	RTC PDU for EPA
36	66	SOX	State Compliance achieved	01-DEC-2012	State	RTC PDU for EPA
21	68	SFL	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued	31-AUG-2012	State	REPEATED TOTAL COLIFORM HITS FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS UNRESOLVED
38	22	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	23	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	24	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	25	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	26	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	27	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	28	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	29	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	30	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	32	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	34	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	59	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	61	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	15	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	14	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	13	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	21	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	20	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	19	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	18	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	12	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	16	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
38	17	SOX	State Compliance achieved	27-MAY-2012	State	EPA RTC
39	35	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	36	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	37	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	38	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	39	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	40	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	41	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	42	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	43	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	44	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	45	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC
39	46	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-AUG-2011	State	EPA RTC

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
BURLINGTON SUPPLY	33	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Emergency	Active
WELL 9 (TURNPIKE G.P. WELL 9)	7	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 8 (TURNPIKE G.P. WELL 8)	6	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 7 (TURNPIKE G.P. WELL 7)	5	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 6 DUG WELL	4	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 3 (MITRE/RTE. 62 G.P. WELL)	3	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 12 (HARTWELL RD. G.P. WELL 12)	12	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 11 (HARTWELL RD. G.P. WELL 11)	11	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 10 (HARTWELL RD. WELL 10)	10	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 1 (PAGE SCHOOL G.P. WELL)	1	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 5 (SHAWSHEEN WELL 5)	9	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Active
WELL 4 (SHAWSHEEN WELL 4)	8	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Active
REPLACEMENT WELL #2	2	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Active
LEXINGTON SUPPLY	29	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Permanent	Active
WELL # 1 PUMP	17	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL 2 PUMP	18	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL 4 PUMP	24	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL 5 PUMP	25	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL # 3 MITRE PUMP	19	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 6 DUG WELL PUMP	20	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 7 PUMP	21	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 8 PUMP	22	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 9 PUMP	23	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 10 PUMP	26	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 11 PUMP	27	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 12 PUMP	28	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
PINE HILL # 2	14	No	Storage	-	-	Active
CROSBY DR	15	No	Storage	-	-	Active
REEVES RD	16	No	Storage	-	-	Active
PINE HILL RD # 1	13	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive
SHAWSHEEN G.W.T.P.	32	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
PINE HILL TANK BOOSTER CHLORAMINATION	34	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
CROSBY DR TANK BOOSTER CHLORAMINATION	35	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
HARTWELL ROAD GW TREATMENT PLANT	31	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
PINE HILL TANK BOOSTER CHLORAMINATION	34	Chloramines	Disinfection
CROSBY DR TANK BOOSTER CHLORAMINATION	35	Chloramines	Disinfection

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