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Community Water System · PWS MA2125013

Foxglove Apartments

New Ipswich, Massachusetts 03071 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 40 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

40
People served
100
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Foxglove Apartments, 1% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

100
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
40
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Foxglove Apartments

Foxglove Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 40 residents in New Ipswich, Massachusetts (Worcester County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 92 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Arsenic, recorded in 17 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, 143 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.4%).

Foxglove Apartments's 100 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
40
Total Violations
100
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Worcester
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
92
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MR 17 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2003
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2000
Dalapon MR 2 2000
Glyphosate MR 2 2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2000
OXAMYL MR 2 2000
Simazine MR 2 2000
Picloram MR 2 2000
Dinoseb MR 2 2000
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2000
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 2000
Carbofuran MR 2 2000
Aldicarb MR 2 2000
Heptachlor MR 2 2000
2,4-D MR 2 2000
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2000
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2000
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2000
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2000
Chlordane MR 2 2000
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2017
Atrazine MR 2 2000
Endothall MR 2 2000
LASSO MR 2 2000
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2000
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 2000
Endrin MR 2 2000
Toxaphene MR 2 2000
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 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 Foxglove 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 MA2125013 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 Foxglove 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
2021 Arsenic MR 17 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 1005
2019 Arsenic MCL 1 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 1005
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 5000
2004 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 1040
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 3100
2000 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2010
2000 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2031
2000 Glyphosate MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2034
2000 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2035
2000 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2036
2000 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2037
2000 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2040
2000 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2041
2000 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2042
2000 Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 SDWIS / MA2125013 / 2043

How Foxglove Apartments Compares

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

Metric Foxglove Apartments Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 100 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 40 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 Foxglove Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Foxglove Apartments (PWS ID: MA2125013) has 100 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 40 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Foxglove Apartments serve? ▼
Foxglove Apartments serves 40 people in New Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Foxglove Apartments have? ▼
Foxglove Apartments has 100 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 92 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Foxglove Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Foxglove Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Foxglove Apartments use? ▼
Foxglove 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.