GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 21,381 people through 5,795 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
47 total violations and 7 health-based ones put GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT at the 80th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,615 of 12,903.
How GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT compares within MA
GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT's 7 health-based violations sit above the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2022-01-01 (health-based: 2022-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GARDNER 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:
- 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
Everything on this page is GARDNER WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 47 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.