Is EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s water safe to drink?
EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 49,075, over 8,196 connections.
EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s record against the rest of the country
11 total violations and 8 health-based ones put EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA) at the 81th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,501 of 12,903.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s 8 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'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); Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule; 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 EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s record does not cover
This is what EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA) 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. Between the utility's meter and EVERETT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,501th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.