Question 1

Is Florence Sawyer School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Florence Sawyer School (PWS ID: MA2034024) has 252 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 873 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Florence Sawyer School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Florence Sawyer School serves 873 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 3 service connections. The operator address is listed in Bolton, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Florence Sawyer School have?

Accepted Answer

Florence Sawyer School has 252 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 236 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 Florence Sawyer School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Florence Sawyer School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Florence Sawyer School use?

Accepted Answer

Florence Sawyer 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 Florence Sawyer School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Florence Sawyer School ranks #21,500 of 29,740 by people served, and #349 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Florence Sawyer School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Florence Sawyer School has 252 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 12% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 88% of that cohort has fewer violations than Florence Sawyer 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
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	12	2015
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2000
BHC-GAMMA	MR	5	1998
Methoxychlor	MR	5	1998
Toxaphene	MR	5	1998
Dalapon	MR	5	1998
Endothall	MR	5	1998
Glyphosate	MR	5	1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	5	1998
Simazine	MR	5	1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	5	1998
Picloram	MR	5	1998
Dinoseb	MR	5	1998
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	5	1998
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	5	1998
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	5	1998
Carbofuran	MR	5	1998
Aldicarb	MR	5	1998
Atrazine	MR	5	1998
LASSO	MR	5	1998
Heptachlor	MR	5	1998
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	5	1998
2,4-D	MR	5	1998
2,4,5-TP	MR	5	1998
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	5	1998
Pentachlorophenol	MR	5	1998
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	5	1998
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	5	1998
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	5	1998
Chlordane	MR	5	1998

Florence Sawyer School

Florence Sawyer School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Florence Sawyer School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints