DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT's water?

ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,278, over 817 connections.

ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT's record against the rest of the country

13 total violations and 1 health-based ones put ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT at the 37th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,070 of 12,903.

Against the MA average

MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.

The concern categories on record

ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT'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:

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 ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover

This is what ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT 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. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for ELM HILL WATER DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.