Public water system · MA3164005
ActivePocahontas Spring Water (Vnd)
At a glance
Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) (PWSID MA3164005) is an active transient non-community water system in Essex County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) compare with other water systems in Essex County?
By EPA's size categories, Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) 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 Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) is well 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 Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd)?
EPA lists Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) 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 Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and August 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2012-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd): frequently asked questions
Who runs Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd)?
Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) (PWSID MA3164005) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) serve?
Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Where does Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) 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 Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. 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 Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd)'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd) 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, “Pocahontas Spring Water (Vnd), PWSID MA3164005, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/pocahontas-spring-water-vnd-ma3164005 (data as of October 1, 2026).