Does Concord, MA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 7 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Concord, of which 5 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Concord, MA tap water come from?

Concord is served by 3 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water, groundwater.

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Concord tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Concord. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Concord is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 18,874 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 7 violations across the community water system(s) serving Concord, going back to the earliest EPA record. 5 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

3

Community water systems
~18,874

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Concord Water Dept

18,788 served · surface water · PWSID MA3067000

Health-based Bromate: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 5 times between July 2019 and July 2022. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 1992. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Woodward Village

54 served · groundwater · PWSID MA3051023

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Garrison Place

32 served · groundwater · PWSID MA3051022

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.