Public water system record
Ipswich Dpu Water Dept
Serves an area of Essex County, MA that includes Ipswich · 13,090 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ipswich Dpu Water Dept 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
- Ipswich Dpu Water Dept draws water from 6 wells and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, May 2023.
- Record on file since 1979, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 328 lead and 215 unknown out of 4,782 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
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
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, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ipswich Dpu Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (1 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 3 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2007, Archived.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Ipswich Dpu Water Dept between 1994 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrite |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 26, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, LASSO, Heptachlor epoxide, Heptachlor |
| Aug 28, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 8, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 19, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorite |
| Dec 7, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Chlorite |
| Dec 23, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ipswich Dpu Water Dept draws water from 6 wells and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Ipswich Dpu 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells