Public water system record
Harvard Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 1,422 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Harvard 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
- 1
Key facts
- Harvard Water Department draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 120 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, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Harvard Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 145 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 81 |
| 2000s | 1 | 58 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Harvard Water Department between 1994 and 2017, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 1, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform |
| Oct 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 21, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Beryllium, Total |
| Nov 29, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Mar 25, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Feb 20, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 44 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jun 27, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Gross Beta Particle Activity |
| Apr 14, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 31, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations: Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 23 violations: Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Oct 18, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 3, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Tetrachloroethylene, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes, Total |
| May 9, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Harvard Water Department draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Harvard 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