Public water system record
Ashburnham Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes South Ashburnham · 3,680 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Ashburnham Water Department 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
- 3
Key facts
- Ashburnham Water Department buys its water from Winchendon Water Department and Ash/Win Joint Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,074 unknown out of 1,573 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Ashburnham Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (6 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 84 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 71 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 16 formal enforcement actions against Ashburnham Water Department between 1993 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 13, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 5, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 23, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 15, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 2, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 65 violations: Xylenes, Total, Chlordane, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Dec 26, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 16, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 11, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 18, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 25, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Ashburnham Water Department buys its water from Winchendon Water Department and Ash/Win Joint Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Winchendon Water Department Winchendon, MA
- Ash/Win Joint Water Authority Ashburnham, MA
Annual water quality report
Ashburnham Water Department 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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