Is FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s water safe to drink?
FRAMINGHAM 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. It serves 72,362 people through 18,146 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA) ranks 4,533th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 6 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA) compares within MA
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA) carries 4, not more than typical for the state. 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 FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA) is from 2008-01-05 (health-based: 1994-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FRAMINGHAM 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: 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
Everything on this page is FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,533th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.