Community Water System · PWS MA2011000
Ashburnham Water Department
Operator location Ashburnham, Massachusetts - larger served population (> 3,309) at 3,680 people served; 214 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 3,680
- People served (this PWS)
- 214
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 17
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Ashburnham Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third
3,680 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 8% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,335 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Ashburnham Water Department sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (214), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (3,680; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 8% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #9,335 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #258 of 418
- Population · MA
- 214
- Total EPA violations on record
- 8%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,206
- County
- Worcester
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 13
- Monitoring Violations
- 167
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | MR | 16 | 2017 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 13 | 2014 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 6 | 2022 |
| Nitrate | MR | 5 | 2003 |
| Nitrite | MR | 4 | 2003 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2012 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 3 | 1993 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Picloram | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Atrazine | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| LASSO | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | 2003 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 2 | 2003 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Ashburnham Water Department has 214 recorded EPA violations, 86% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 14% carry more. 8% of this system's own violations are health-based (17 of 214), and it ranks #9,335 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
214 Higher than most more violations than 86% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 9/9/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/9/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/9/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/9/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/9/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/9/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/4/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/4/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/4/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/4/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/4/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/4/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/4/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/4/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/4/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/4/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/4/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/4/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/4/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/4/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Ashburnham Water Department
EPA SDWIS lists 3,680 people served and 1,206 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · MassDEP, Drinking Water Program
Nationwide peers
214 violations · 3,680 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Ashburnham Water Department
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