Public water system record
Spencer Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Spencer · 7,037 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Spencer 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
- Spencer Water Department draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 600 unknown out of 1,951 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 1995
EPA's records for Spencer Water Department go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2009, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 16, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Spencer Water Department and issued 1 boil water order between 1996 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 1, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 5, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 26, 2007 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Apr 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Spencer Water Department draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Spencer 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