Public water system record
Burlington Water Dept
Serves Burlington, Middlesex County, MA · 26,680 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Burlington Water Dept 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
- 3
Key facts
- Burlington Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- 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 4,717 unknown out of 7,188 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Burlington Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (2 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 146 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 90 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 49 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Archived.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against Burlington Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order and 4 bans 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 13, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 10, 2018 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Jul 5, 2018 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Nov 5, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Radium-226 |
| Aug 26, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Aug 10, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 26, 2011 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 28, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Vinyl chloride, CHLOROBENZENE, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Feb 10, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 10, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 21, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 29, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Benzo(a)pyrene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Glyphosate |
| Feb 28, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 10, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Feb 5, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 54 violations: Chlordane, Xylenes, Total, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Jun 12, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: CYANIDE, Mercury |
| May 17, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 26, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 22, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Burlington Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from MWRA. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Burlington Water Dept.
Buys water from
- MWRA Chelsea, MA
Annual water quality report
Burlington Water 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.
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