MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA): EPA violation history, explained
MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 20,441, over 8,122 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA) has 8 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,873th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 78th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s 7 is above that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s most recent violation on record is dated 1999-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 1999-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'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 MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s record does not cover
Everything on this page is MARBLEHEAD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.