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Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division

Serves Worcester, Worcester County, MA · 206,518 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division in the last ten years.

  • MA2348000
  • WORCESTER
  • MA
  • 206,518 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 01604
EPA system ID MA2348000

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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

  • Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division draws water from 2 wells and 11 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, April 2006.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 946 unknown out of 44,857 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 1992

EPA's records for Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division go back to 1992. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2000s 0 12

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1995, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1995 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division between 1993 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 28, 2006 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice
Jan 12, 2006 Massachusetts Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Aug 7, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jun 21, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division draws water from 2 wells and 11 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to MWRA. 9 other community water systems buy water from Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Worcester DPWP, Water Supply 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.

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Testing your own water

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