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Chromium violations in Massachusetts

10 active public water systems in Massachusetts had a Chromium violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Chromium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Hexavalent chromium is associated with increased cancer risk through ingestion in animal studies and is classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen (Group B1) for inhalation, with growing evidence for oral carcinogenicity. Chronic exposure to total chromium causes liver and kidney damage, allergic dermatitis, and gastrointestinal irritation. Individuals with pre-existing liver or kidney conditions face greater risk.

Systems with a Chromium violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lees Supermarket
Westport · Bristol County
90 2 0
Stiles and Hart Brick Company
Bridgewater · Plymouth County
45 2 0
Wannacomet Water Company
Nantucket · Nantucket County
27,703 7 2
Winchester Water Dept
Winchester · Middlesex County
22,970 2 0
Scituate Water Division
Scituate · Plymouth County
19,297 6 2
Hanover Water Dept
Hanover · Plymouth County
14,984 3 0
Halifax Water Department
Halifax · Plymouth County
7,575 4 0
M.v. Public Charter School
Tisbury · Dukes County
150 2 0
Aquinnah Wampanoag
County
89 5 0
First Congregational Church
Plympton · Plymouth County
55 5 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Chromium, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Chromium alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Massachusetts records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.