What's in KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
KINGSTON 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. Population served: 14,715, over 5,104 connections.
How this compares nationally
KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT has 70 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,960th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 77th percentile nationally.
How KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT compares within MA
KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT's 6 health-based violations sit within the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2024-02-01 (health-based: 2023-03-12). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
KINGSTON 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
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 KINGSTON 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. Between the utility's meter and KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,960th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.