BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION: EPA violation history, explained
BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 63,191 people through 9,013 service connections.
How this compares nationally
BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION has 8 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,282th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 75th percentile nationally.
How BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION compares within MA
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION carries 6, not more than typical for the state. 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 BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION is from 1999-01-01 (health-based: 1999-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION'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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
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
BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,282th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.