MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA): EPA violation history, explained
MILTON 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: 28,630, over 8,584 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA) has 8 violations on record in total, 6 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,283th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 75th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s 6 health-based violations sit within 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
MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
MILTON 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: 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 MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s record does not cover
This is what MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA) 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. Between the utility's meter and MILTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,283th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.