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Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA)

Serves Marblehead, Essex County, MA · 20,441 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA) in the last ten years.

  • MA3168000
  • MARBLEHEAD
  • MA
  • 20,441 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 01945
EPA system ID MA3168000

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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

  • Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2000.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,340 unknown out of 7,981 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 1991

EPA's records for Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA) go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 7 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1999, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1994 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA) between 1993 and 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 10, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Jun 29, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA) 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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