Is WEST NEWBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
WEST NEWBURY 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: 4,704, over 1,106 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
WEST NEWBURY WATER DEPARTMENT has 7 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,445th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 58th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; WEST NEWBURY WATER DEPARTMENT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
WEST NEWBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2002-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
WEST NEWBURY 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)
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 WEST NEWBURY WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
This is what WEST NEWBURY 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 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.