Public water system record
Essex Water Dept.
Serves an area of Essex County, MA that includes Essex · 3,675 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Essex 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
- 0
Key facts
- Essex Water Dept. draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2009.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 502 unknown out of 1,025 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 2002
EPA's records for Essex Water Dept. go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 39 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Essex Water Dept. between 2003 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Heptachlor epoxide, 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP, Benzo(a)pyrene, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
| Feb 14, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Combined Uranium, Radium-228, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Essex Water Dept. draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Essex 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells