Is LEE WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
LEE WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,686 people through 2,104 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LEE WATER DEPT ranks 4,056th by violation burden (69th percentile) - 39 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How LEE WATER DEPT compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - LEE WATER DEPT's 4 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LEE WATER DEPT is from 2015-01-06 (health-based: 2013-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LEE 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); 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
LEE WATER DEPT'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 39 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.