MA2299000 · Massachusetts
TOWNSEND WATER DEPARTMENT
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 8
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 7
Counties listed by EPA · Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Violations and what followed
Among 5 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 285 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 159 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start April 1, 2023 · period end July 11, 2023 · first reported September 18, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 11, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 63 July 11, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 64 July 11, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 158 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start September 29, 2022 · period end July 11, 2023 · first reported September 18, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 11, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 63 July 11, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 64 July 11, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 156 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end June 15, 2023 · first reported June 15, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 15, 2023
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 62 May 31, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 65 June 15, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved 66 June 15, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 154 · Radium-228 · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end September 30, 2022 · first reported March 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 60 March 15, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 153 · Radium-226 · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end September 30, 2022 · first reported March 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 60 March 15, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, RegularViolation 151 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end September 30, 2022 · first reported March 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 60 March 15, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 155 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end June 15, 2023 · first reported June 15, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 15, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 61 April 10, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 65 June 15, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportViolation 147 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end August 16, 2021 · first reported December 20, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 16, 2021
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 58 August 16, 2021 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 59 August 16, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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