Public water system · MA3259000
ActiveSalisbury Water Division
At a glance
Salisbury Water Division (PWSID MA3259000) is an active community water system in Essex County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 9,334 people through 3,975 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
9,334
Service connections
3,975
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Salisbury Water Division compare with other water systems in Essex County?
By EPA's size categories, Salisbury Water Division is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Essex County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is about 30% below the county average of 13,412 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 898,585 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Salisbury Water Division is about 39% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Massachusetts has 531 active community water systems, 32% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Salisbury Water Division?
EPA lists Salisbury Water Division as owned by a local government. The MA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 39 of the 67 active systems in Essex County (58%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Salisbury Water Division have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2002 and August 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Enterococci, Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium), Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Picloram. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as addressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | Enterococcicode 3002 | No | Addressed |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbofurancode 2046 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Pentachlorophenolcode 2326 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Salisbury Water Division: frequently asked questions
Who runs Salisbury Water Division?
Salisbury Water Division (PWSID MA3259000) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Salisbury Water Division serve?
Salisbury Water Division reports serving 9,334 people through 3,975 service connections in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Where does Salisbury Water Division get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Salisbury Water Division have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Salisbury Water Division's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Salisbury Water Division's water quality report?
As a community water system, Salisbury Water Division must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Essex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Water and Sewer Comm | Essex | 101,253 | Community | Surface water |
| Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board | Essex | 90,330 | Community | Surface water |
| Lawrence Water Works | Essex | 89,143 | Community | Surface water |
| Haverhill Water Dept | Essex | 61,277 | Community | Surface water |
| Peabody Water Dept. | Essex | 54,481 | Community | Surface water |
| Methuen Water Dept | Essex | 53,059 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Salisbury Water Division, PWSID MA3259000, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/salisbury-water-division-ma3259000 (data as of October 1, 2026).