WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 27,090 people get their water from it, across 8,557 connections.
WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
52 total violations and 10 health-based ones put WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT at the 85th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,909 of 12,903.
How WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT compares within MA
WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT's 10 health-based violations sit above the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT is from 2022-01-01 (health-based: 2003-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT'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 this data is and is not
WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 52 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.