What's in METHUEN WATER DEPT's water?
METHUEN WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 53,059 people get their water from it, across 15,447 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, METHUEN WATER DEPT ranks 7,722th by violation burden (40th percentile) - 25 violations total, 1 health-based.
How METHUEN WATER DEPT compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - METHUEN WATER DEPT's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for METHUEN WATER DEPT is from 2021-01-06 (health-based: 1996-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
METHUEN 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
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 METHUEN 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 25 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.