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Wakefield Water Dept

Serves Wakefield, Middlesex County, MA · 27,090 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Wakefield Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MA3305000
  • WAKEFIELD
  • MA
  • 27,090 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 01880
EPA system ID MA3305000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Wakefield Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2024.
  • Record on file since 1982, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 39 lead and 1,492 unknown out of 8,184 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, 2022 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1982

EPA's records for Wakefield Water Dept go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (6 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 8 1
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 38
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2003, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1997 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1993 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Wakefield Water Dept between 1993 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 18, 2024 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
May 3, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 38 violations: Barium, Beryllium, Total, CYANIDE, Radium-226, Benzene
Feb 25, 2003 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 17, 2002 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 9, 2001 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
Apr 13, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 27, 1997 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
Jun 29, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Wakefield Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from MWRA.

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Annual water quality report

Wakefield 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.

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