Water quality in Amesbury, Massachusetts
Amesbury is in Essex County. 67 active public water systems serve the county; 29 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Essex County
38 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimac Water Department Merrimac |
6,988 | 1 | 3.5 mi | |
| Salisbury Water Division Salisbury |
9,334 | 1 | 3.7 mi | |
| Newburyport Water Department Newburyport |
20,335 | 1 | 4.1 mi | |
| West Newbury Water Department West Newbury |
4,704 | 2 | 4.6 mi | |
| Byfield Water District Newbury |
2,228 | 0 | 6.9 mi | |
| Groveland Water Department Groveland |
6,508 | 0 | 8.1 mi | |
| Haverhill Water Dept Haverhill |
61,277 | 1 | 8.8 mi | |
| Georgetown Water Department Georgetown |
8,766 | 2 | 9.0 mi | |
| Rowley Water Department Rowley |
6,161 | 1 | 9.6 mi | |
| Four Mile Village Boxford |
133 | 4 | 12.0 mi | |
| Ipswich Dpu Water Dept Ipswich |
13,138 | 1 | 12.5 mi | |
| Willows at Boxford Boxford |
132 | 0 | 13.2 mi | |
| North Andover Water Dept North Andover |
30,915 | 0 | 14.2 mi | |
| Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc. Boxford |
150 | 10 | 14.5 mi | |
| Methuen Water Dept Methuen |
53,059 | 1 | 15.0 mi | |
| Topsfield Water Department Topsfield |
5,435 | 2 | 15.1 mi | |
| Lawrence Water Works Lawrence |
89,143 | 1 | 15.5 mi | |
| Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton |
7,674 | 0 | 16.5 mi | |
| Essex Water Dept. Essex |
3,675 | 0 | 17.3 mi | |
| Wenham Water Dept. Wenham |
3,942 | 0 | 17.5 mi | |
| Middleton Water Dept. Middleton |
7,291 | 2 | 18.1 mi | |
| Andover Water Dept Andover |
36,569 | 1 | 18.3 mi | |
| Danvers Water Dept. Danvers |
28,087 | 1 | 19.2 mi | |
| Beverly Water Dept Beverly |
47,461 | 0 | 20.0 mi | |
| Gloucester Public Utility Division Gloucester |
37,440 | 0 | 20.5 mi |
Non-community systems in Essex County (28: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Essex County, nearest to Amesbury first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.