What's in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW's water?
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,201, over 2,637 connections.
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW's record against the rest of the country
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW has 69 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,586th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 80th percentile nationally.
How MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW compares within MA
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW's 7 health-based violations sit above 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 MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW is from 2020-01-06 (health-based: 1997-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW'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
This is what MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW 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 - 7 health-based violations on file for MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DPW - 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.