Public water system record
Lowell Regional Water Utility
Serves Lowell, Middlesex County, MA · 115,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lowell Regional Water Utility 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
- 1
Key facts
- Lowell Regional Water Utility draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2024.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 274 lead and 1,558 unknown out of 26,989 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, 2017 |
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, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Lowell Regional Water Utility go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1996, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Lowell Regional Water Utility between 1997 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 26, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 8, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Endrin, Methoxychlor, Dalapon, Diquat, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| Jun 12, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Lead and Copper 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
Lowell Regional Water Utility draws water from 1 surface water intake. 5 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Lowell Regional Water Utility.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dracut Water Supply District Dracut, MA
- East Chelmsford Water District Chelmsford, MA
- Kenwood Water District Dracut, MA
- Tewksbury Water Department Tewksbury, MA
- Tyngsborough Water District Tyngsborough, MA
Annual water quality report
Lowell Regional Water Utility 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