Water Quality: Cambridge, MA

1 water system • 118,214 people served

No Health Violations
78
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
118,214
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Cambridge has no health-based drinking water violations on record in the EPA SDWIS database. There are 78 monitoring or reporting violations, which typically means the system missed a testing deadline rather than finding a contaminant above safe levels.

Water Systems Serving Cambridge

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
CAMBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT MA3049000 Surface Water 118,214 78

Concerned About Your Water?

A home water filter can remove common contaminants. NSF-certified filters are tested against EPA standards.

Consider a reverse osmosis system for comprehensive filtration or a carbon filter for basic improvement.

Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

Verify at epa.govSearch ECHO for MA