Massachusetts

528 Utilities
Serving: 9,357,000
Data available: 2010-2015
Contaminants Found: 93

EWG's drinking water quality report for Massachusetts shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Massachusetts and provided to EWG by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

LARGE UTILITIES

ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in Massachusetts serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically. Click the "more" button below to get the full list of utilities serving over 10,000 people.

Large utilities in Massachusetts

Utility	Location	People Served
Abington/rockland Joint Water Works	Rockland, MA	32,408
Acton Water Supply District	Acton, MA	21,562
Agawam Water Department	Agawam, MA	28,438
Amesbury DPW Water Div.	Amesbury, MA	16,283
Amherst DPW Water Division	Amherst, MA	37,819
Andover Water Department	Andover, MA	33,201
Arlington Water Department (MWRA)	Arlington, MA	42,844
Ashland Water and Sewer Department	Ashland, MA	16,593
Athol DPW Water Division	Athol, MA	10,032
Attleboro Water Department	Attleboro, MA	43,593
Auburn Water District	Auburn, MA	11,527
Barnstable Water Company (Hyannis)	Hyannis, MA	35,000
Bedford Water Department	Bedford, MA	14,020
Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Div.	Bellingham, MA	14,835
Belmont Water Department (MWRA)	Belmont, MA	24,559
Beverly Water Department	Beverly, MA	43,316
Billerica Water Works	Billerica, MA	40,243
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA)	Boston, MA	617,594
Bourne Water District	Pocasset, MA	22,500
Braintree Water and Sewer Department	Braintree, MA	33,600
Brewster Water Department	Brewster, MA	35,000
Bridgewater Water Department	Bridgewater, MA	26,563
Brockton Water Commission	Brockton, MA	93,810
Brookline Water And Sewer Div. (MWRA)	Brookline, MA	58,732
Burlington Water Department	Burlington, MA	24,777
Cambridge Water Department	Cambridge, MA	105,162
Canton Water Department	Canton, MA	20,335
Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WD	Osterville, MA	50,000
Chatham Water Department	Chatham, MA	30,000
Chelmsford Water District	Chelmsford, MA	27,042

Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of January to March 2017 in Massachusetts

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

Utility	Location	People Served	Violation Points
Abington/rockland Joint Water Works	Rockland, MA	32,408	25
Bard College At Simons Rock	Great Barrington, MA	500	22
Auburn Water District	Auburn, MA	11,527	21
Hubbardston House Apartments	Hubbardston, MA	40	20
Brockton Water Commission	Brockton, MA	93,810	20
Sports Haven Mobile Home Park	Belchertown, MA	107	20
Peabody Water Department	Peabody, MA	51,624	15
Dartmouth Water Division	Dartmouth, MA	23,576	15
Hanover Water Department	Hanover, MA	14,319	11
Agawam Water Department	Agawam, MA	28,438	10
Town of Avon	Avon, MA	4,356	10
Fall River Water Department	Fall River, MA	94,000	10
Mill River Water Takers	Mill River, MA	60	9
Three Rivers Fire District	Three Rivers, MA	3,258	8
Holliston Water Department	Holliston, MA	14,946	8
Saint Josephs Abbey	Spencer, MA	75	8
Pond Ridge Condo Association	Sunderland, MA	88	7
Jiminy Peak Resort	Hancock, MA	1,000	7
Townhouses @ Copper Lantern	Carver, MA	176	6
Briggsville Water District	Clarksburg, MA	180	6
High Lawn Farm	Lee, MA	25	6
North Adams Water Department	North Adams, MA	13,000	6
Massasoit Hills Trailer Park	Wellfleet, MA	120	6
Merrimac Water Department	Merrimac, MA	6,338	6
Wannacomet Water Company	Nantucket, MA	18,205	6
North Reading Water Department	North Reading, MA	15,200	6
Wellesley College	Wellesley, MA	3,000	5
Lawrence Water Works	Lawrence, MA	76,377	5
Great Barrington Fire District	Great Barrington, MA	4,095	5
Falmouth Water Department	Falmouth, MA	77,500	5

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of January to March 2017 in Massachusetts

Utility	Location	People Served	Violation Points
Abington/rockland Joint Water Works	Rockland, MA	32,408	25
Auburn Water District	Auburn, MA	11,527	21
Brockton Water Commission	Brockton, MA	93,810	20
Dartmouth Water Division	Dartmouth, MA	23,576	15
Peabody Water Department	Peabody, MA	51,624	15
Hanover Water Department	Hanover, MA	14,319	11
Fall River Water Department	Fall River, MA	94,000	10
Agawam Water Department	Agawam, MA	28,438	10
Holliston Water Department	Holliston, MA	14,946	8
Wannacomet Water Company	Nantucket, MA	18,205	6
North Reading Water Department	North Reading, MA	15,200	6
North Adams Water Department	North Adams, MA	13,000	6
Falmouth Water Department	Falmouth, MA	77,500	5
Lawrence Water Works	Lawrence, MA	76,377	5
Somerset Water Department	Somerset, MA	18,554	5
Maynard DPW, Water Division	Maynard, MA	10,314	3
North Andover Water Department	North Andover, MA	27,355	3
Wilmington Water Department	Wilmington, MA	22,325	2
Northampton Water Department	Northampton, MA	29,342	2
West Springfield Dpw Water Division	West Springfield, MA	28,391	2
Natick Water Department	Natick, MA	33,006	2
Longmeadow Water Department	Longmeadow, MA	14,829	2
Burlington Water Department	Burlington, MA	24,777	2
Pittsfield DPU Water Department	Pittsfield, MA	44,737	1
Chelsea Water Department (MWRA)	Chelsea, MA	41,577	1
Salisbury Water Department	Salisbury, MA	20,000	1
Waltham Water Department	Waltham, MA	60,630	1
Amherst DPW Water Division	Amherst, MA	37,819	1
Springfield Water and Sewer Commission	Springfield, MA	234,105	1
Stoughton Water Department	Stoughton, MA	25,954	1

Contaminants found in Massachusetts above health guidelines

	Found above health guidelines			Found
Contaminant	# of Utilities	People Served		# of Utilities	People Served
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		310	8,965,916			319	9,070,690
Chloroform		252	8,597,526			288	8,973,580
Bromodichloromethane		263	8,550,619			270	8,600,785
Radium-226		407	8,376,857			426	8,772,362
Radium-228		379	7,912,261			393	8,180,536
Dibromochloromethane		215	7,583,007			250	8,041,171
Dichloroacetic acid		185	7,210,289			202	7,459,361
Trichloroacetic acid		192	7,195,246			202	7,367,103
Chromium (hexavalent)		172	4,378,943			193	5,055,422
Manganese		99	964,247			343	7,972,858
Chlorate		35	943,702			181	5,427,669
Arsenic		61	722,664			61	722,664
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		31	594,027			32	610,620
Chlorite		13	355,414			16	483,637
Bromate		12	297,978			15	349,981
Radon		42	160,543			42	160,543
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)		5	136,719			5	136,719
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)		3	110,847			3	110,847
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)		4	94,719			5	136,719
Bromoform		1	93,810			147	2,483,355
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)		2	77,000			2	77,000
Trichloroethylene		2	40,830			9	154,234
Atrazine		2	40,544			2	40,544
Uranium		27	37,507			29	43,798
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)		1	35,000			1	35,000
Antimony		3	29,837			4	29,872
Thallium		2	29,271			2	29,271
1,4-Dioxane		1	24,777			59	1,259,831
Cyanide		1	16,593			4	73,707
Aluminum		1	16,160			46	826,394
1,1-Dichloroethane		1	10,703			17	334,591
Nitrate		6	9,237			453	8,842,365
Perchlorate		2	4,617			129	2,037,267
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate		1	25			4	394

Contaminants found in Massachusetts above legal limits

Contaminant	People Served
Antimony	1	10,206
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)	1	6,635
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)	1	3,332

Massachusetts

528 Utilities

Serving: 9,357,000

Data available: 2010-2015

Contaminants Found: 93

Large utilities in Massachusetts

Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of January to March 2017 in Massachusetts

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of January to March 2017 in Massachusetts

Contaminants found in Massachusetts above health guidelines

Contaminants found in Massachusetts above legal limits