IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 13,138, over 4,880 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT has 51 violations on record in total, 8 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,346th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 82th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT carries 8, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Chlorite
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT's record does not cover
This is what IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT 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 IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,346th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.