Public water system record
Kenwood Water District
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA · 9,620 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Kenwood Water District 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
- 2
Key facts
- Kenwood Water District buys its water from Lowell Regional Water Utility and Methuen Water Dept.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,622 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Kenwood Water District go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2011, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Kenwood Water District between 1995 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 28, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 4, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 10, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 22, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Jul 11, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 20, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 29, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 10, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Kenwood Water District buys its water from Lowell Regional Water Utility and Methuen Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Lowell Regional Water Utility Lowell, MA
- Methuen Water Dept Methuen, MA
Annual water quality report
Kenwood Water 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.
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.
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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