Public water system · MA4318081
ActiveThe Wellfleet Beachcomber
At a glance
The Wellfleet Beachcomber (PWSID MA4318081) is an active transient non-community water system in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections. 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 April 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Wellfleet Beachcomber compare with other water systems in Barnstable County?
By EPA's size categories, The Wellfleet Beachcomber 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 The Wellfleet Beachcomber is about twice 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 The Wellfleet Beachcomber?
EPA lists The Wellfleet Beachcomber 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. 80 of the 125 active systems in Barnstable County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does The Wellfleet Beachcomber have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. The violations listed here began between April 1997 and April 2007. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
The Wellfleet Beachcomber: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Wellfleet Beachcomber?
The Wellfleet Beachcomber (PWSID MA4318081) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Wellfleet Beachcomber serve?
The Wellfleet Beachcomber reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Where does The Wellfleet Beachcomber 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 The Wellfleet Beachcomber have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. 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 The Wellfleet Beachcomber'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 April 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Wellfleet Beachcomber's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Wellfleet Beachcomber 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, “The Wellfleet Beachcomber, PWSID MA4318081, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/the-wellfleet-beachcomber-ma4318081 (data as of October 1, 2026).