Public water system record
Methuen Water Dept
Serves Methuen, Essex County, MA · 53,059 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Methuen Water Dept 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
- 1
Key facts
- Methuen Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2022.
- Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 372 unknown out of 15,449 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
|
Jun 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Methuen Water Dept go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 22 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1996, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Methuen Water Dept between 2010 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 5, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
Where the water comes from
Methuen Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Methuen Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Kenwood Water District Dracut, MA
Annual water quality report
Methuen Water Dept 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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