Question 1

Is Boxborough Municipal Buildings water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Municipal Buildings (PWS ID: MA2037010) has 107 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 600 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Boxborough Municipal Buildings serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Boxborough Municipal Buildings serves 600 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Boxborough or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections. The operator address is listed in Boxborough, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Boxborough Municipal Buildings have?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Municipal Buildings has 107 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 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 Boxborough Municipal Buildings water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Boxborough Municipal Buildings use?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Municipal Buildings 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 Municipal Buildings sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Boxborough Municipal Buildings ranks #26,242 of 29,740 by people served, and #376 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 Municipal Buildings's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Boxborough Municipal Buildings has 107 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 25% 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 Municipal Buildings. 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	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MR	5	2009
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1998
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1998
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1998
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1998
Toluene	MR	2	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
Benzene	MR	2	1998
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1998
Styrene	MR	2	1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1998
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1998
Nitrate	MR	1	1996
Endrin	MR	1	1998
BHC-GAMMA	MR	1	1998
Methoxychlor	MR	1	1998
Dalapon	MR	1	1998
Glyphosate	MR	1	1998

Boxborough Municipal Buildings

Boxborough Municipal Buildings standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Boxborough Municipal Buildings

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints