Public water system record
Webster Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Webster · 17,776 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Webster 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
- 2
Key facts
- Webster Water Department draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2023.
- Record on file since 1993, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,219 unknown out of 6,181 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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Webster Water Department go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (18 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 83 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 67 |
| 2000s | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2014, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 24 formal enforcement actions against Webster Water Department between 1996 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 17, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 26, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Total Coliform |
| Feb 29, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 24, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 23, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorine |
| Sep 3, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 29, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chlorine |
| Dec 12, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 10, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 16, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 14, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 3, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 7, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 14, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 19, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 1, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Carbofuran, Aldicarb, Atrazine, LASSO, Endrin |
| Dec 26, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 16, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Webster Water Department draws water from 6 wells.
Annual water quality report
Webster 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.
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