Question 1

Is Swift River water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Swift River (PWS ID: MA1069003) has 70 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 250 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Swift River serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Swift River serves 250 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Brentwood or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections. The operator address is listed in Brentwood, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Swift River have?

Accepted Answer

Swift River has 70 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Swift River water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Swift River under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Swift River use?

Accepted Answer

Swift River uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Swift River's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Swift River has 70 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 35% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 65% of that cohort has fewer violations than Swift River. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1998
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Benzene	MR	2	1998
Toluene	MR	2	1998
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1998
Styrene	MR	2	1998
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1998
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1998
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1998
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	2	2017
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Arsenic	MR	1	2005
Nitrite	MR	1	1996
Coliform (TCR)	MR	1	1999
Nitrate	MR	1	1996

Swift River

Swift River standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Swift River

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count