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Community Water System · PWS MA2037006

Centre Village Apartments

Harvard, Massachusetts 01451 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 36 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

36
People served
531
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 531 drinking-water violations at Centre Village Apartments - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

531
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
36
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Centre Village Apartments

Centre Village Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 36 residents in Harvard, Massachusetts (Middlesex County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 531 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 517 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 12 violations (MR). 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%).

Centre Village Apartments's 531 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
36
Total Violations
531
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Middlesex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
517
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2024
Endrin MR 10 2000
BHC-GAMMA MR 10 2000
Methoxychlor MR 10 2000
Toxaphene MR 10 2000
2,4,5-TP MR 10 2000
2,4-D MR 10 2000
OXAMYL MR 9 2000
Simazine MR 9 2000
Picloram MR 9 2000
Dinoseb MR 9 2000
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 9 2000
Aldicarb sulfone MR 9 2000
Carbofuran MR 9 2000
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 9 2000
Heptachlor epoxide MR 9 2000
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 9 2000
Endothall MR 9 2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 9 2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 9 2000
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 9 2000
Atrazine MR 9 2000
LASSO MR 9 2000
Heptachlor MR 9 2000
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2000
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 9 2000
Pentachlorophenol MR 9 2000
Dalapon MR 9 2000
Diquat MR 9 2000
Aldicarb MR 9 2000

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 Centre Village 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 MA2037006 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 Centre Village 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
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 5000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 3100
2011 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2380
2011 Xylenes, Total MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2955
2011 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2968
2011 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2969
2011 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2977
2011 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2979
2011 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2981
2011 Toluene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2991
2011 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2378
2011 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2964
2011 Vinyl chloride MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2976
2011 Trichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2984
2011 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 SDWIS / MA2037006 / 2985

How Centre Village Apartments Compares

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

Metric Centre Village Apartments Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 531 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 36 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 Centre Village Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Centre Village Apartments (PWS ID: MA2037006) has 531 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 36 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Centre Village Apartments serve? ▼
Centre Village Apartments serves 36 people in Harvard, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Centre Village Apartments have? ▼
Centre Village Apartments has 531 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 517 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Centre Village Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Centre Village Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Centre Village Apartments use? ▼
Centre Village 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.