Question 1

Is Boxborough Regency water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Regency (PWS ID: MA2037008) has 112 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 500 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Boxborough Regency serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Boxborough Regency serves 500 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Westford or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Westford, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Boxborough Regency have?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Regency has 112 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 94 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Boxborough Regency water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Boxborough Regency under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Boxborough Regency use?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Regency 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 Boxborough Regency sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Boxborough Regency ranks #28,944 of 29,740 by people served, and #400 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Boxborough Regency's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Regency has 112 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 75% of that cohort has fewer violations than Boxborough Regency. 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	10	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2002
Benzene	MR	3	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2002
Styrene	MR	3	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2009
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	3	1994
Toluene	MR	3	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	2002
Cadmium	MR	2	2000
Chromium	MR	2	2000
CYANIDE	MR	2	2000
Fluoride	MR	2	2000
Nickel	MR	2	2000
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2000

Boxborough Regency

Boxborough Regency standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Boxborough Regency

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints