Public water system · MA4318082
ActiveCcns Truro Pilgrim Heights
At a glance
Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights (PWSID MA4318082) is an active transient non-community water system in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 490 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
490
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights compare with other water systems in Barnstable County?
By EPA's size categories, Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Barnstable County has 125 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,016 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 627,054 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights is about 3.4 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Massachusetts has 859 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights?
EPA lists Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights as owned by the federal government. 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. 10 of the 125 active systems in Barnstable County (8%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2001. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and September 2001. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.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.
Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights?
Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights (PWSID MA4318082) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights serve?
Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights reports serving 490 people through 1 service connection in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Where does Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights 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 Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2001. 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 Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights' 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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Barnstable County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth Water Dept | Barnstable | 97,551 | Community | Surface water |
| Dennis Water District | Barnstable | 65,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative | Barnstable | 56,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills Wd | Barnstable | 50,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harwich Water Department | Barnstable | 39,144 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yarmouth Water Department | Barnstable | 38,900 | Community | 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, “Ccns Truro Pilgrim Heights, PWSID MA4318082, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/ccns-truro-pilgrim-heights-ma4318082 (data as of October 1, 2026).