Public water system record
Topsfield Water Department
Serves an area of Essex County, MA that includes Topsfield · 5,435 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Topsfield Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Topsfield Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2026.
- Record on file since 1981, with 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,363 unknown out of 1,889 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
ENTEROCOCCI
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Topsfield Water Department go back to 1981. Before October 20, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (2 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 | 33 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Archived.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 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 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Topsfield Water Department between 1998 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2026.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: ENTEROCOCCI |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 2, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 15, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 1, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 12, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 18, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, Diquat |
Where the water comes from
Topsfield Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Topsfield Water Department 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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