Public water system record
Lynnfield Center Water District
Serves Lynnfield, Essex County, MA · 8,569 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Lynnfield Center Water District 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
- 3
Key facts
- Lynnfield Center Water District draws water from 11 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2023.
- Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,774 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Lynnfield Center Water District go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 106 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 68 |
| 2000s | 0 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Lynnfield Center Water District and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1998 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Nov 3, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 5, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 5, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 18, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Heptachlor, Glyphosate |
| Sep 2, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 68 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Nickel, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Lynnfield Center Water District draws water from 11 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from MWRA.
Buys water from
- MWRA Chelsea, MA
Annual water quality report
Lynnfield Center Water District 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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