Public water system record
Northborough Water Department (MWRA)
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Northborough · 13,535 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Northborough Water Department (MWRA) 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
- Northborough Water Department (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2011.
- Record on file since 1992, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 74 unknown out of 4,325 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 1992
EPA's records for Northborough Water Department (MWRA) go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (7 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 206 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 122 |
| 2000s | 0 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 60 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1999, Archived.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Northborough Water Department (MWRA) between 1993 and 2011, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 60 violations: Endothall, OXAMYL, Picloram, Simazine, 2,3,7,8-TCDD |
| Dec 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Styrene, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
| Dec 2, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Nov 10, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 30, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 28, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 87 violations: Picloram, Dinoseb, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Aldicarb sulfoxide, Aldicarb sulfone |
| Sep 22, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: Styrene, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Tetrachloroethylene, Benzene |
| May 27, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Benzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
Where the water comes from
Northborough Water Department (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Northborough Water Department (MWRA).
Buys water from
- MWRA Chelsea, MA
Annual water quality report
Northborough Water Department (MWRA) 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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