WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
WESTFORD 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: 18,848, over 5,691 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 3,592th by violation burden (72th percentile) - 20 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT's 5 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2003-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
WESTFORD 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); Surface Water Treatment 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 WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and WESTFORD WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,592th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.