LINCOLN WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
LINCOLN 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 5,593 people through 1,809 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
LINCOLN WATER DEPT has 58 violations on record in total, 8 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,341th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 82th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - LINCOLN WATER DEPT's 8 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
LINCOLN WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
LINCOLN 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: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What LINCOLN WATER DEPT's record does not cover
This is what LINCOLN 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. This record - 8 health-based violations on file for LINCOLN WATER DEPT - 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.