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Winchendon Water Department

Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Winchendon · 5,706 people served

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

  • MA2343000
  • WINCHENDON
  • MA
  • 5,706 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 01475
EPA system ID MA2343000

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

Key facts

  • Winchendon Water Department buys its water from Ash/Win Joint Water Authority.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, September 2012.
  • Record on file since 1981, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,369 unknown out of 2,249 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1981

EPA's records for Winchendon Water Department go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (7 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 6 34
2000s 5 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2012, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2002 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 20 formal enforcement actions against Winchendon Water Department between 1993 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 28, 2012 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 28, 2010 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 11, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jun 30, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Oct 14, 2004 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 15, 2003 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 10, 2003 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 4, 2002 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Dec 26, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 23, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 11, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 30, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 22 violations: 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, CHLOROBENZENE, Ethylbenzene
Aug 7, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jul 19, 1995 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 22, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
Dec 7, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
Oct 17, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 9, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
May 27, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations: Benzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Vinyl chloride, p-Dichlorobenzene
Feb 25, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Winchendon Water Department buys its water from Ash/Win Joint Water Authority. EPA also lists 1 well, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system buys water from Winchendon Water Department.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Winchendon 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.

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