Is Gloucester Public Utility Division Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Essex

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

152

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-09-01 → 2009-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-08-01 → 2009-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-01-01 → 2000-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-01-01 → 2000-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-06-01 → 1997-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2009-02-01 → 2009-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2009-02-01 → 2009-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2007-07-01 → 2007-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	58.17 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 91.4 µg/L	120/120	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	34.915 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 43.5 µg/L	120/120	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	430.05 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 597 µg/L	30/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	21 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 78 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1180 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	25/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Xylenes, Total	1.2 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	6.4 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2017–2019
Cyanide	11 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019

85 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SHAVAUN CALLAHAN
Phone: 9783255680
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Gloucester Public Utility Division

Is Gloucester Public Utility Division tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Gloucester Public Utility Division's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Gloucester Public Utility Division's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Nitrate, Barium, Fluoride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Gloucester Public Utility Division serve?

Gloucester Public Utility Division reports serving 37,440 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Gloucester Public Utility Division had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 152 violations on file for Gloucester Public Utility Division, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.