Public water system record
Lawrence Water Works
Serves Lawrence, Essex County, MA · 88,877 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Lawrence Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Lead and Copper Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Lawrence Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2022.
- Record on file since 1989, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 65 lead and 406 unknown out of 12,777 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Lawrence Water Works go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 177 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 24 |
| 2000s | 2 | 96 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 51 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2016, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Lawrence Water Works between 1999 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 17, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 24, 2008 | Massachusetts | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Chlorite |
| Dec 8, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorite |
| Nov 5, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 22, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorite |
| May 15, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: CARBON, TOTAL, Public Notice |
| Apr 29, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Barium, Antimony, Total, Thallium, Total, CYANIDE, Arsenic |
| Feb 12, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Public Notice, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 15, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 43 violations: Antimony, Total, Nitrate, Atrazine, Carbofuran, Chlordane |
| Feb 8, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 6, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Picloram, Aldicarb sulfoxide, Carbofuran, Aldicarb, BHC-GAMMA |
| Oct 25, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Lawrence Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Lawrence Water Works 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.
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