Public water system record
Pepperell DPW Water Division
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA that includes Pepperell and East Pepperell · 9,217 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Pepperell DPW Water Division 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
- 30
Key facts
- Pepperell DPW Water Division draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2023.
- Record on file since 1994, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 889 unknown out of 3,230 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Pepperell DPW Water Division go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 35 |
| 2000s | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 30 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Pepperell DPW Water Division between 1995 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Dinoseb, Diquat, OXAMYL, Picloram, Simazine |
| Jan 18, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 6, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 15, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 28, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 2, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Mercury, Antimony, Total, Beryllium, Total, Thallium, Total, Arsenic |
| Apr 17, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 18, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: 2,3,7,8-TCDD, 2,4,5-TP, Pentachlorophenol, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE |
| Oct 18, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Pepperell DPW Water Division draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Pepperell DPW Water Division 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