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Community Water System · PWS MA1289002

Pond Ridge Condo Assn

Sunderland, Massachusetts 01375 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 88 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

88
People served
190
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 190 drinking-water violations at Pond Ridge Condo Assn, 5% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

190
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
88
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pond Ridge Condo Assn

Pond Ridge Condo Assn is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 88 residents in Sunderland, Massachusetts (Franklin County) through 30 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 190 total violations for this system , of which 9 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 149 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 12 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, 143 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.4%).

Pond Ridge Condo Assn's 190 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
88
Total Violations
190
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
30
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
149
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2002
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2015
Nitrate MR 6 2011
Arsenic MR 6 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2015
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2011
Styrene MR 3 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 3 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 2011
Nitrite MR 3 2011
E. COLI MR 3 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2011
Radium-226 MR 3 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2011
Benzene MR 3 2011
Toluene MR 3 2011
Radium-228 MR 3 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2011

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 Pond Ridge Condo Assn.

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 MA1289002 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 Pond Ridge Condo Assn 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
2020 Arsenic MR 6 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 1005
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 3100
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 5000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 3100
2015 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 3014
2015 Radium-226 MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 4020
2015 Radium-228 MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 4030
2015 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 4000
2015 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 2950
2011 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 1040
2011 Vinyl chloride MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 2976
2011 CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 2989
2011 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 2968
2011 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 2979
2011 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / MA1289002 / 2380

How Pond Ridge Condo Assn Compares

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

Metric Pond Ridge Condo Assn Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 190 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 54.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 88 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 Pond Ridge Condo Assn water safe to drink? ▼
Pond Ridge Condo Assn (PWS ID: MA1289002) has 190 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 88 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pond Ridge Condo Assn serve? ▼
Pond Ridge Condo Assn serves 88 people in Sunderland, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 30 service connections.
What type of violations does Pond Ridge Condo Assn have? ▼
Pond Ridge Condo Assn has 190 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 149 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pond Ridge Condo Assn water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pond Ridge Condo Assn under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pond Ridge Condo Assn use? ▼
Pond Ridge Condo Assn 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.