ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT.: EPA violation history, explained
ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT. has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 18,832, over 7,117 connections.
ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT.'s record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT. ranks 2,729th by violation burden (79th percentile) - 19 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT. compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT.'s 7 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT. is from 2023-01-06 (health-based: 2013-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT.'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT. reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and ASHLAND WATER AND SEWER DEPT.'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,729th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.