Public water system record
Peabody Water Dept.
Serves Peabody, Essex County, MA · 54,481 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Peabody 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
- 14
Key facts
- Peabody Water Dept. draws water from 2 wells and 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, April 2019.
- Record on file since 1982, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 53 lead and 2,868 unknown out of 14,931 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Peabody Water Dept. go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 94 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 53 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 33 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2013, Archived.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Peabody Water Dept. between 1995 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 6, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 12, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Peabody Water Dept. draws water from 2 wells and 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from MWRA.
Buys water from
- MWRA Chelsea, MA
Annual water quality report
Peabody 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells