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Middleton Water Dept.

Serves an area of Essex County, MA · 7,255 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Middleton Water Dept. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MA3184000
  • MIDDLETON
  • MA
  • 7,255 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 01949
EPA system ID MA3184000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Middleton Water Dept. buys its water from Danvers Water Dept.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2024.
  • Record on file since 2009, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,933 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2021 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 2009

EPA's records for Middleton Water Dept. go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 0 4

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Middleton Water Dept. between 2009 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 12, 2024 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 28, 2022 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 19, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jul 21, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Middleton Water Dept. buys its water from Danvers Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Middleton Water Dept.

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Annual water quality report

Middleton 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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