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Gross Beta Particle Activity violations in Massachusetts

2 active public water systems in Massachusetts had a Gross Beta Particle Activity violation in the past three years. What Gross Beta Particle Activity is and why it matters.

Health effects: Beta and photon emitters deliver a radiation dose when ingested. Long-term exposure increases the risk of cancer; strontium-90 concentrates in bone and tritium is distributed through body water. The limit is a dose-based standard rather than a concentration.

Systems with a Gross Beta Particle Activity violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Salisbury Water Division
Salisbury · Essex County
9,334 1 0
Maynard State LLC
Westport · Bristol County
35 1 0
About this data

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