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Shrewsbury Water Department

Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 38,325 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Shrewsbury Water Department in the last ten years.

  • MA2271000
  • SHREWSBURY
  • MA
  • 38,325 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 01545
EPA system ID MA2271000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Shrewsbury Water Department draws water from 11 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2019.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 13 unknown out of 11,272 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Shrewsbury Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2013 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Shrewsbury Water Department between 2005 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 22, 2019 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule
Feb 9, 2005 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Tetrachloroethylene

Where the water comes from

Shrewsbury Water Department draws water from 11 wells.

Annual water quality report

Shrewsbury 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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