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Revere Water Division (MWRA)

Serves Revere, Suffolk County, MA · 62,186 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Revere Water Division (MWRA) in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MA3248000
  • REVERE
  • MA
  • 62,186 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 02151
EPA system ID MA3248000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Revere Water Division (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2024.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 443 lead and 571 unknown out of 10,703 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
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Revere Water Division (MWRA) go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (5 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 12 3
2000s 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2007, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1995 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Revere Water Division (MWRA) between 1993 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 28, 2024 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 16, 2017 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 29, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jun 17, 2008 Massachusetts Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 19, 2008 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Feb 10, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 18, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Asbestos
Jun 29, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Revere Water Division (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Revere Water Division (MWRA) 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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