Public water system record
North Andover Water Dept
Serves an area of Essex County, MA · 30,915 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for North Andover Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- North Andover Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, September 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 807 unknown out of 7,689 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for North Andover Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Archived.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against North Andover Water Dept and issued 2 boil water orders between 1986 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (1 health-based): Bromate, Chlorine, Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Sep 30, 1987 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
North Andover Water Dept draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
North Andover 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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