Water quality in Salem, Massachusetts
Salem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pequot Highlands Salem |
900 | 1 | 0.4 mi | |
| Marblehead Water Dept. (mwra) Marblehead |
20,441 | 0 | 1.9 mi | |
| Swampscott Water Dept. (mwra) Swampscott |
15,300 | 0 | 2.1 mi | |
| Lynn Water and Sewer Comm Lynn |
101,253 | 0 | 3.6 mi | |
| Peabody Water Dept. Peabody |
54,481 | 0 | 4.2 mi | |
| Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board Beverly |
90,330 | 1 | 4.6 mi | |
| Beverly Water Dept Beverly |
47,461 | 0 | 4.8 mi | |
| Danvers Water Dept. Danvers |
28,087 | 1 | 5.4 mi | |
| Nahant Water Dept. (mwra) Nahant |
3,334 | 1 | 5.4 mi | |
| Lynnfield Water Dist. (mwra) Lynnfield |
4,820 | 0 | 5.8 mi | |
| Saugus Water Dept. (mwra) Saugus |
27,844 | 0 | 6.4 mi | |
| Wenham Water Dept. Wenham |
3,942 | 0 | 6.7 mi | |
| Lynnfield Center Water District Lynnfield |
8,525 | 3 | 7.9 mi | |
| Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton |
7,674 | 0 | 8.5 mi | |
| Middleton Water Dept. Middleton |
7,291 | 2 | 8.6 mi | |
| Manchester by the Sea Dpw Manchester |
5,201 | 1 | 8.6 mi | |
| Topsfield Water Department Topsfield |
5,435 | 2 | 9.2 mi | |
| Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc. Boxford |
150 | 10 | 10.3 mi | |
| Essex Water Dept. Essex |
3,675 | 0 | 10.3 mi | |
| Willows at Boxford Boxford |
132 | 0 | 11.7 mi | |
| Ipswich Dpu Water Dept Ipswich |
13,138 | 1 | 12.4 mi | |
| Four Mile Village Boxford |
133 | 4 | 13.5 mi | |
| Gloucester Public Utility Division Gloucester |
37,440 | 0 | 14.0 mi | |
| Rowley Water Department Rowley |
6,161 | 1 | 14.5 mi | |
| North Andover Water Dept North Andover |
30,915 | 0 | 15.6 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 Salem 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.