Is CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 30,000 people through 7,284 service connections.
CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 933th by violation burden (93th percentile) - 68 violations total, 19 health-baseds.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT carries 19, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2019-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT'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)
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 CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
This is what CHATHAM WATER DEPARTMENT 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 68 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.