Is GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 10,925, over 4,665 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT ranks 2,622th by violation burden (80th percentile) - 44 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT compares within MA
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT carries 7, more than typical for the state. 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 GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT is from 2024-10-07 (health-based: 2012-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
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
GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT - 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.