Water quality in Essex, Massachusetts
Essex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester by the Sea Dpw Manchester |
5,201 | 1 | 3.8 mi | |
| Gloucester Public Utility Division Gloucester |
37,440 | 0 | 4.4 mi | |
| Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton |
7,674 | 0 | 4.5 mi | |
| Ipswich Dpu Water Dept Ipswich |
13,138 | 1 | 5.7 mi | |
| Beverly Water Dept Beverly |
47,461 | 0 | 6.7 mi | |
| Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board Beverly |
90,330 | 1 | 6.7 mi | |
| Wenham Water Dept. Wenham |
3,942 | 0 | 6.8 mi | |
| Rockport Water Dept Rockport |
10,000 | 0 | 7.6 mi | |
| Rowley Water Department Rowley |
6,161 | 1 | 9.3 mi | |
| Topsfield Water Department Topsfield |
5,435 | 2 | 9.5 mi | |
| Danvers Water Dept. Danvers |
28,087 | 1 | 10.3 mi | |
| Marblehead Water Dept. (mwra) Marblehead |
20,441 | 0 | 10.6 mi | |
| Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc. Boxford |
150 | 10 | 10.7 mi | |
| Salem Water Department Salem |
44,480 | 0 | 11.0 mi | |
| Willows at Boxford Boxford |
132 | 0 | 11.4 mi | |
| Pequot Highlands Salem |
900 | 1 | 11.5 mi | |
| Byfield Water District Newbury |
2,228 | 0 | 11.8 mi | |
| Peabody Water Dept. Peabody |
54,481 | 0 | 12.6 mi | |
| Georgetown Water Department Georgetown |
8,766 | 2 | 12.6 mi | |
| Four Mile Village Boxford |
133 | 4 | 12.7 mi | |
| Middleton Water Dept. Middleton |
7,291 | 2 | 13.0 mi | |
| Swampscott Water Dept. (mwra) Swampscott |
15,300 | 0 | 13.1 mi | |
| Newburyport Water Department Newburyport |
20,335 | 1 | 13.6 mi | |
| Lynn Water and Sewer Comm Lynn |
101,253 | 0 | 14.7 mi | |
| Lynnfield Water Dist. (mwra) Lynnfield |
4,820 | 0 | 15.2 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 Essex 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.