Public water system record
Groton Water Department
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA that includes Groton · 5,456 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Groton Water Department 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
- 0
Key facts
- Groton Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2006.
- Record on file since 2001, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,875 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Groton Water Department go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 30 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Groton Water Department between 2002 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 7, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 6, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations: Total Coliform |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Groton Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Groton 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.
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