Public water system record
Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply
Serves Fitchburg, Worcester County, MA · 41,946 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply 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
- Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply draws water from 10 surface water intakes (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2007.
- Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,234 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (8 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2011, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply between 1991 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 11, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 30, 2002 | Massachusetts | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 30, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 22, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 13, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 11, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 29, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 7, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 31, 1991 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply draws water from 10 surface water intakes (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Westminster Department of Public Works Westminster, MA
Annual water quality report
Fitchburg DPW Division of Water Supply 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.
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