Public water system record
Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA)
Serves Saugus, Essex County, MA · 27,082 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA) 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
- Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2000.
- Record on file since 1981, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 136 lead and 2,730 unknown out of 9,726 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 1981
EPA's records for Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA) go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (4 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1999, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
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 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA) between 1993 and 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA).
Buys water from
- MWRA Chelsea, MA
Annual water quality report
Saugus Water Dept. (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.
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