Public water system record
Ashland Water and Sewer Dept.
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA · 18,832 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ashland Water and Sewer Dept. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Ashland Water and Sewer Dept. draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,291 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
|
Jun 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Ashland Water and Sewer Dept. go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Ashland Water and Sewer Dept. and issued 1 boil water order and 1 ban on new connections between 1994 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Aug 22, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 24, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Feb 28, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 9, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 4, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 10, 1994 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ashland Water and Sewer Dept. draws water from 5 wells. It also has an emergency connection to MWRA. 1 other community water system buys water from Ashland Water and Sewer Dept.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- MWRA Chelsea, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Hopkinton Water Department Hopkinton, MA
Annual water quality report
Ashland Water and Sewer Dept. 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