Public water system · MA4239055
ActiveAquarion Water Company, Pinehills
At a glance
Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills (PWSID MA4239055) is an active community water system in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 9,478 people through 2,899 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
9,478
Service connections
2,899
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills compare with other water systems in Plymouth County?
By EPA's size categories, Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Plymouth County has 129 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 4,447 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 573,676 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills is about 41% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Massachusetts has 531 active community water systems, 32% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills?
EPA lists Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills as privately owned. The MA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 85 of the 129 active systems in Plymouth County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills?
Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills (PWSID MA4239055) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills serve?
Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills reports serving 9,478 people through 2,899 service connections in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Where does Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills' water quality report?
As a community water system, Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Plymouth County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton Water Department | Plymouth | 105,788 | Community | Surface water |
| Plymouth Water Department | Plymouth | 47,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Weir River Water System | Plymouth | 45,339 | Community | Surface water |
| Marshfield Water Department | Plymouth | 34,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works | Plymouth | 33,387 | Community | Surface water |
| Mattapoisett River Valley W.D. | Plymouth | 29,600 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills, PWSID MA4239055, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/aquarion-water-company-pinehills-ma4239055 (data as of October 1, 2026).