Water quality in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport Water Dept Rockport |
10,000 | 0 | 4.0 mi | |
| Essex Water Dept. Essex |
3,675 | 0 | 5.2 mi | |
| Manchester by the Sea Dpw Manchester |
5,201 | 1 | 5.3 mi | |
| Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton |
7,674 | 0 | 8.6 mi | |
| Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board Beverly |
90,330 | 1 | 9.6 mi | |
| Ipswich Dpu Water Dept Ipswich |
13,138 | 1 | 9.6 mi | |
| Beverly Water Dept Beverly |
47,461 | 0 | 10.0 mi | |
| Wenham Water Dept. Wenham |
3,942 | 0 | 10.7 mi | |
| Marblehead Water Dept. (mwra) Marblehead |
20,441 | 0 | 12.8 mi | |
| Rowley Water Department Rowley |
6,161 | 1 | 13.1 mi | |
| Topsfield Water Department Topsfield |
5,435 | 2 | 13.6 mi | |
| Salem Water Department Salem |
44,480 | 0 | 13.8 mi | |
| Pequot Highlands Salem |
900 | 1 | 14.1 mi | |
| Danvers Water Dept. Danvers |
28,087 | 1 | 14.1 mi | |
| Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc. Boxford |
150 | 10 | 14.9 mi | |
| Byfield Water District Newbury |
2,228 | 0 | 15.3 mi | |
| Swampscott Water Dept. (mwra) Swampscott |
15,300 | 0 | 15.5 mi | |
| Willows at Boxford Boxford |
132 | 0 | 15.5 mi | |
| Peabody Water Dept. Peabody |
54,481 | 0 | 16.0 mi | |
| Newburyport Water Department Newburyport |
20,335 | 1 | 16.2 mi | |
| Georgetown Water Department Georgetown |
8,766 | 2 | 16.5 mi | |
| Four Mile Village Boxford |
133 | 4 | 16.8 mi | |
| Middleton Water Dept. Middleton |
7,291 | 2 | 17.0 mi | |
| Lynn Water and Sewer Comm Lynn |
101,253 | 0 | 17.5 mi | |
| Salisbury Water Division Salisbury |
9,334 | 1 | 18.2 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 Gloucester 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.