Public water system record
Ayer DPW Water Division
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA that includes Devens and Ayer · 8,479 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Ayer 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
- 5
Key facts
- Ayer DPW Water Division draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2024.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 2,975 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Ayer DPW Water Division go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 15 |
| 2000s | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2000, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Ayer DPW Water Division between 1996 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Sep 3, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Feb 19, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Jul 10, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 13, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 31, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Nickel, Antimony, Total |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
Where the water comes from
Ayer DPW Water Division draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from Devens Massdevelopment.
Buys water from
- Devens Massdevelopment Devens, MA
Annual water quality report
Ayer 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.
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