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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MA2080006

Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing

Dudley, Massachusetts 01571 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 58 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

58
People served
43
EPA violations
0
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 43 drinking-water violations at Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing - below the Massachusetts per-system average.

43
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
58
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing

Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 58 residents in Dudley, Massachusetts (Worcester County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 43 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 42 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2012.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is o-Dichlorobenzene, recorded in 2 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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, 143 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.4%).

Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing's 43 violations sit below 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
58
Total Violations
43
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Worcester
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
42
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2012
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2012
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2012
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2012
Styrene MR 2 2012
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2012
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2012
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2012
Benzene MR 2 2012
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2012
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2012
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2012
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2012
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2012
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2012
Toluene MR 2 2012
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2012
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2012
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2012
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2012

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NEtFOSAA 7/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/5/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/5/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/5/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/5/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/5/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/5/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/5/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/5/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/5/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 10/3/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 10/3/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 10/3/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 10/3/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 10/3/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

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 Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing.

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 MA2080006 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 Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing 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
2012 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2968
2012 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2979
2012 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2380
2012 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2983
2012 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2996
2012 Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2987
2012 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2969
2012 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2955
2012 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2990
2012 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2964
2012 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2985
2012 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2982
2012 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2977
2012 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2980
2012 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2080006 / 2984

How Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing Compares

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

Metric Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 43 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 54.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 58 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 Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing water safe to drink? ▼
Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing (PWS ID: MA2080006) has 43 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 58 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing serve? ▼
Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing serves 58 people in Dudley, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing have? ▼
Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing has 43 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 42 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing water? ▼
No. Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing use? ▼
Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing 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.
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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). 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.