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Gloucester Public Utility Division

Serves Gloucester, Essex County, MA · 37,440 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Gloucester Public Utility Division in the last ten years.

  • MA3107000
  • GLOUCESTER
  • MA
  • 37,440 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 01930
EPA system ID MA3107000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Gloucester Public Utility Division draws water from 7 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, September 2009.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 4,639 unknown out of 13,437 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1991

EPA's records for Gloucester Public Utility Division go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 7
2000s 3 66
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2009, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1997 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Gloucester Public Utility Division between 1999 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 7, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Aug 21, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 19, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Dec 7, 2007 Massachusetts Administrative penalty 64 violations: Fluoride, Mercury, Benzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane
Oct 29, 2007 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 64 violations: Endothall, Picloram, Simazine, Antimony, Total, Beryllium, Total
Jan 27, 2006 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 12, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Feb 5, 1999 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate

Where the water comes from

Gloucester Public Utility Division draws water from 7 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Gloucester Public Utility Division.

Annual water quality report

Gloucester Public Utility Division 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.

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Testing your own water

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