FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY: EPA violation history, explained
FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 41,946 people through 11,575 service connections.
FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY's record against the rest of the country
16 total violations and 9 health-based ones put FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY at the 83th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,222 of 12,903.
How FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY's 9 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY is from 2017-01-11 (health-based: 2011-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY'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
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY 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 FITCHBURG DPW DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,222th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.