What's in PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION's water?
PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 9,217, over 3,241 connections.
PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION's record against the rest of the country
91 total violations and 12 health-based ones put PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION at the 88th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,549 of 12,903.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION carries 12, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION'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)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION's record does not cover
This is what PEPPERELL DPW WATER DIVISION 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 91 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.