Public water system record
Boylston Water District
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 3,343 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Boylston Water District 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
- 2
Key facts
- Boylston Water District draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2021.
- Record on file since 1982, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 332 unknown out of 1,431 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
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Boylston Water District go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 94 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 64 |
| 2000s | 0 | 22 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 10 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Boylston Water District between 1997 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2021 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 8, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 9, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 11, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Mar 24, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 43 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
Where the water comes from
Boylston Water District draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Boylston Water District 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