Public water system record
Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Upton · 4,420 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 36 monitoring/reporting issues for Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
Source water
Groundwater
ZIP
01568
EPA system ID
MA2303000
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 36
Key facts
- Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 669 unknown out of 1,633 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
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Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (6 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 71 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 67 |
| 2000s | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 35 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2014, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division and issued 1 boil water order between 1996 and 2025, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 28, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Antimony, Total, Cadmium, Fluoride |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Carbofuran, Endrin, Heptachlor, Pentachlorophenol, Toxaphene |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Nov 19, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 25, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Jan 18, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 5, 2004 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 7, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 67 violations: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Chlordane, Endrin, Dalapon |
Where the water comes from
Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
Upton DPW Water/Wastewater 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