Question 1

Is Nashoba Regional High School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Nashoba Regional High School (PWS ID: MA2034010) has 134 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,057 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Nashoba Regional High School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Nashoba Regional High School serves 1,057 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Bolton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Bolton, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Nashoba Regional High School have?

Accepted Answer

Nashoba Regional High School has 134 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 124 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 Nashoba Regional High School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Nashoba Regional High School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Nashoba Regional High School use?

Accepted Answer

Nashoba Regional High School 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

Where does Nashoba Regional High School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Nashoba Regional High School ranks #18,928 of 29,740 by people served, and #326 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Nashoba Regional High School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Nashoba Regional High School has 134 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 21% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than Nashoba Regional High School. 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	13	2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	2	2018
Nitrate	MR	2	1995
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1997
Diquat	MR	2	1997
Endothall	MR	2	1997
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	1997
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	1997
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	1997
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	1997
Carbofuran	MR	2	1997
Aldicarb	MR	2	1997
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1997
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1997
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1997
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1997
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	1997
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	1997
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1997
Chlordane	MR	2	1997
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1997
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1997
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1997
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1997

Nashoba Regional High School

Nashoba Regional High School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Nashoba Regional High School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served