Is STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 4,746 people get their water from it, across 1,854 connections.
How this compares nationally
28 total violations and 2 health-based ones put STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT at the 53th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,094 of 12,903.
How STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT compares within MA
STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT's 2 health-based violations sit within the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2023-01-10 (health-based: 2019-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
STURBRIDGE 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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
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 this data is and is not
STURBRIDGE 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. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.