Is SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 18,303 people through 7,022 service connections.
SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
24 total violations and 11 health-based ones put SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT at the 86th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,781 of 12,903.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT carries 11, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOMERSET 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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
This is what SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT 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 24 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.