Is REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA)'s water safe to drink?
REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 62,186 people get their water from it, across 11,672 connections.
REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA)'s record against the rest of the country
20 total violations and 13 health-based ones put REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA) at the 88th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,494 of 12,903.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA) carries 13, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
REVERE WATER DIVISION (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 REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA)'s record does not cover
This is what REVERE WATER DIVISION (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. This record - 13 health-based violations on file for REVERE WATER DIVISION (MWRA) - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.