Is CLINTON WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
CLINTON WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 15,428 people get their water from it, across 4,302 connections.
CLINTON WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
23 total violations and 17 health-based ones put CLINTON WATER DEPT at the 91th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,102 of 12,903.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - CLINTON WATER DEPT's 17 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CLINTON WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-05-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
CLINTON 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CLINTON WATER DEPT's record does not cover
This is what CLINTON WATER 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 23 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.