Public water system · MA3038022
ActiveIngaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand
At a glance
Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand (PWSID MA3038022) is an active transient non-community water system in Essex County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand compare with other water systems in Essex County?
By EPA's size categories, Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Essex County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 13,412 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 898,585 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 Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand is about 31% below 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 Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand?
EPA lists Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand 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. 28 of the 67 active systems in Essex County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and July 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand?
Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand (PWSID MA3038022) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand serve?
Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Where does Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand 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 Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is 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 Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand 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 Essex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Water and Sewer Comm | Essex | 101,253 | Community | Surface water |
| Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board | Essex | 90,330 | Community | Surface water |
| Lawrence Water Works | Essex | 89,143 | Community | Surface water |
| Haverhill Water Dept | Essex | 61,277 | Community | Surface water |
| Peabody Water Dept. | Essex | 54,481 | Community | Surface water |
| Methuen Water Dept | Essex | 53,059 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Ingaldsby Bakery and Farm Stand, PWSID MA3038022, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/ingaldsby-bakery-and-farm-stand-ma3038022 (data as of October 1, 2026).