Is NORWOOD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s water safe to drink?
NORWOOD 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: 29,909, over 8,961 connections.
How this compares nationally
10 total violations and 8 health-based ones put NORWOOD WATER DEPT. (MWRA) at the 81th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,507 of 12,903.
How NORWOOD WATER DEPT. (MWRA) compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - NORWOOD WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s 8 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for NORWOOD WATER DEPT. (MWRA) is from 1999-01-01 (health-based: 1999-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
NORWOOD 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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is NORWOOD 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 10 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.