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Community Water System · PWS MA1289001

Cliffside Apartments

Spring Valley, Massachusetts 10977 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

500
People served
84
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Cliffside Apartments - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cliffside Apartments

Cliffside Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in Spring Valley, Massachusetts (Franklin County) through 15 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 70 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2012.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 4 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Massachusetts, EPA tracks 1,599 public water systems serving 10,332,845 people, with 73,886 cumulative violations and 7,389 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 46.2 violations. Statewide, 148 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (56.3%).

Cliffside Apartments's 84 violations sit above the Massachusetts average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
500
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
15
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
70
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2002
Nitrate MR 3 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2012
Nitrite MR 2 2011
Arsenic MR 1 2001
Barium MR 1 2001
Cadmium MR 1 2001
Chromium MR 1 2001
CYANIDE MR 1 2001
Mercury MR 1 2001
Nickel MR 1 2001
Antimony, Total MR 1 2001
Beryllium, Total MR 1 2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2002
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2002
Vinyl chloride MR 1 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2002
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 2002
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 2002
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2002
Methoxychlor MR 1 2003
Toxaphene MR 1 2003
Endothall MR 1 2003
Glyphosate MR 1 2003
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 2003
OXAMYL MR 1 2003
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 2003
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 1 2003
Atrazine MR 1 2003

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Cliffside Apartments.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MA1289001 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Massachusetts Drinking Water Authority

MassDEP, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Cliffside Apartments under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 5000
2011 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 1040
2011 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 1041
2003 Methoxychlor MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2015
2003 Toxaphene MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2020
2003 Endothall MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2033
2003 Glyphosate MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2034
2003 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2035
2003 OXAMYL MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2036
2003 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2039
2003 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2042
2003 Atrazine MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2050
2003 LASSO MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2051
2003 Heptachlor MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2065
2003 Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289001 / 2067

How Cliffside Apartments Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Cliffside Apartments Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 56.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 500 6,462 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,599 regulated public water systems in Massachusetts.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cliffside Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Cliffside Apartments (PWS ID: MA1289001) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cliffside Apartments serve? ▼
Cliffside Apartments serves 500 people in Spring Valley, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 15 service connections.
What type of violations does Cliffside Apartments have? ▼
Cliffside Apartments has 84 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 70 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cliffside Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cliffside Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cliffside Apartments use? ▼
Cliffside Apartments uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.