Public water system record
Paxton Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 4,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Paxton 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
- Paxton Water Department buys its water from Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2011.
- Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,341 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 Paxton Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (9 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Paxton Water Department between 1990 and 2011. 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) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 22, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 2, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Chlorine |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 10, 1990 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Paxton Water Department buys its water from Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division. EPA also lists 1 surface water intake, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
Buys water from
- Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division Worcester, MA
Annual water quality report
Paxton 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