Public water system · MA4052021
ActiveEdaville Railroad
At a glance
Edaville Railroad (PWSID MA4052021) is an active transient non-community water system in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 1,000 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Edaville Railroad compare with other water systems in Plymouth County?
By EPA's size categories, Edaville Railroad is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Plymouth County has 129 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,447 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Edaville Railroad is about 6.9 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 Edaville Railroad?
EPA lists Edaville Railroad 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 Edaville Railroad have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and July 2004. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Edaville Railroad: frequently asked questions
Who runs Edaville Railroad?
Edaville Railroad (PWSID MA4052021) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Edaville Railroad serve?
Edaville Railroad reports serving 1,000 people through 3 service connections in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Where does Edaville Railroad 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 Edaville Railroad have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004. 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 Edaville Railroad's 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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Edaville Railroad's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Edaville Railroad 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 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, “Edaville Railroad, PWSID MA4052021, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/edaville-railroad-ma4052021 (data as of October 1, 2026).