Public water system record
Dracut Water Supply District
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA · 25,808 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Dracut Water Supply District 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
- 0
Key facts
- Dracut Water Supply District draws water from 10 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2014.
- Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,963 unknown out of 7,587 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Dracut Water Supply District go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 101 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 41 |
| 2000s | 0 | 55 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Dracut Water Supply District between 1993 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 22, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 54 violations: LASSO, Atrazine, Carbofuran, Chlordane, Endrin |
| Jan 23, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 26, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane |
| Jul 10, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 22, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE |
| Jul 8, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tritium |
Where the water comes from
Dracut Water Supply District draws water from 10 wells. It also buys water from Lowell Regional Water Utility. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Dracut Water Supply District.
Buys water from
- Lowell Regional Water Utility Lowell, MA
Annual water quality report
Dracut Water Supply District 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