What's in CANTON WATER DEPT's water?
CANTON WATER 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: 22,766, over 7,661 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CANTON WATER DEPT ranks 1,795th by violation burden (86th percentile) - 21 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
Against the MA average
CANTON WATER DEPT's 11 health-based violations sit above the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
CANTON WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
CANTON WATER 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: DICHLOROMETHANE
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CANTON WATER DEPT's record does not cover
CANTON WATER DEPT'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 21 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.