WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION: EPA violation history, explained
WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 206,518, over 43,205 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION ranks 5,093th by violation burden (61th percentile) - 16 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION's 3 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION is from 2006-12-01 (health-based: 1995-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION'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
This is what WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION 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 WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,093th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.