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FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained

FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 18,721, over 5,732 connections.

FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 1,713th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 70 violations total, 11 health-baseds.

How FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT compares within MA

FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's 11 health-based violations sit above the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. 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 FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2015-01-02 (health-based: 2011-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

FOXBORO 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:

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 this data is and is not

This is what FOXBORO 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. This record - 11 health-based violations on file for FOXBORO WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.