Is WINCHENDON WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
WINCHENDON 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: 5,706, over 2,120 connections.
WINCHENDON WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WINCHENDON WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 1,435th by violation burden (89th percentile) - 52 violations total, 13 health-baseds.
How WINCHENDON WATER DEPARTMENT compares within MA
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; WINCHENDON WATER DEPARTMENT carries 13, more than typical for the state. 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 WINCHENDON WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2012-01-08 (health-based: 2012-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WINCHENDON 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:
- 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
WINCHENDON 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. 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.