Public water system record
Clinton Water Dept
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Clinton · 15,530 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Clinton Water Dept 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
- 1
Key facts
- Clinton Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2020.
- Record on file since 1991, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,205 unknown out of 4,240 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 29, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Clinton Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (16 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 0 |
| 2000s | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2007, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 16 formal enforcement actions against Clinton Water Dept between 1993 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 23, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 25, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 23, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Oct 21, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 2, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 26, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 12, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 8, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 8, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 3, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 8, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 19, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 29, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Clinton Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Clinton Water Dept 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