WALTHAM WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID: MA3308000 · Waltham, MA · Serves 65,218 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), WALTHAM WATER DEPARTMENT (PWSID MA3308000) in Waltham, MA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 65,218 people. The same extract lists 5 health-based violation records spanning 1992-1999. Those 5 health-based rows for WALTHAM WATER DEPARTMENT cover contaminants such as Lead and Copper Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
WALTHAM WATER DEPARTMENT has 5 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Lead and Copper Rule. Recorded violations span 1992–1999. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Massachusetts drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Massachusetts state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- MA3308000
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Waltham, MA
- Population Served
- 65,218
- Health Violations
- Yes (5)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | 5 | 5 |
Violation History (5)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1999 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1997 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1994 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1993 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1992 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest WALTHAM WATER DEPARTMENT on cumulative violation count (5) and EPA-reported population served (65,218). Violation-count peers include Jemez Pueblo, Acoma Main, OMAHA TRIBE PWS. Population peers include JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, WATSONVILLE, CITY OF, SILVER LAKE WATER & SEWER DISTRICT.
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About This Data
WALTHAM WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3308000) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include LOWELL REGIONAL WATER UTILITY; CAMBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT; NEWTON WATER DEPT. (MWRA); SOMERVILLE WATER DEPT. (MWRA). Health-based rows (5 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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