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Needham Water Dept

Serves Needham, Norfolk County, MA · 33,130 people served

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

  • MA3199000
  • NEEDHAM
  • MA
  • 33,130 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 02492
EPA system ID MA3199000

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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

  • Needham Water Dept draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2008.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 25 lead and 28 unknown out of 10,213 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 1992

EPA's records for Needham Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 44 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 1
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 42

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1997, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Needham Water Dept between 1993 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 24, 2008 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Nov 18, 1999 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 8, 1997 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 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

Needham Water Dept draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from MWRA.

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Annual water quality report

Needham 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.

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Testing your own water

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