Public water system record
Athol DPW Water Division
Serves Athol, Worcester County, MA · 10,587 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Athol DPW Water Division in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Athol DPW Water Division draws water from 5 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2016.
- Record on file since 1998, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,580 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Athol DPW Water Division go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Athol DPW Water Division between 1998 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 13, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 15, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Athol DPW Water Division draws water from 5 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Athol DPW Water Division.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Orange Water Dept Orange, MA
Annual water quality report
Athol DPW Water Division must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Massachusetts.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells