What's in SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 38,325, over 11,896 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 5,265th by violation burden (59th percentile) - 10 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's 3 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT'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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene
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 SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,265th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.