Public water system record
Uxbridge DPW, Water Division
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 11,525 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Uxbridge 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
- 0
Key facts
- Uxbridge DPW, Water Division draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2016.
- Record on file since 1996, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,236 unknown out of 3,962 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 1996
EPA's records for Uxbridge DPW, Water Division go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 21 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began June 2016, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Uxbridge DPW, Water Division between 1997 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 13, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
Where the water comes from
Uxbridge DPW, Water Division draws water from 9 wells.
Annual water quality report
Uxbridge 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.
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.
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