Public water system record
Gardner Water Department
Serves Gardner, Worcester County, MA · 21,287 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Gardner Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Gardner Water Department draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 562 unknown out of 5,596 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Gardner Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (4 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 14 |
| 2000s | 1 | 25 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2000, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Gardner Water Department between 1991 and 2006, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Bromate |
| Oct 12, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Apr 19, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 4, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 7, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 30, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 11, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 15, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 27, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations: Chromium (total), Barium, Cadmium, Trichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Dec 31, 1991 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Gardner Water Department draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Gardner Water Department.
Annual water quality report
Gardner 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.
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