SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA): EPA violation history, explained
SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 15,300, over 5,927 connections.
SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s record against the rest of the country
SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA) has 10 violations on record in total, 9 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,265th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 82th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA) carries 9, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2001-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2001-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (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 SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s record does not cover
This is what SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (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. Between the utility's meter and SWAMPSCOTT WATER DEPT. (MWRA)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,265th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.