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Lynn Water and Sewer Comm

Serves Lynn, Essex County, MA · 101,253 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Lynn Water and Sewer Comm in the last ten years.

  • MA3163000
  • LYNN
  • MA
  • 101,253 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 01905
EPA system ID MA3163000

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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

  • Lynn Water and Sewer Comm draws water from 6 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Massachusetts, September 1985.
  • Record on file since 1981, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 224 lead and 7,765 unknown out of 20,526 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 1981

EPA's records for Lynn Water and Sewer Comm go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 5 5
1990s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 1988, Archived.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1988 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1985 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1984 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lynn Water and Sewer Comm in 1985. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1985.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 30, 1985 Massachusetts Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Lynn Water and Sewer Comm draws water from 6 surface water intakes. It also buys water from MWRA.

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Annual water quality report

Lynn Water and Sewer Comm 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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