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Community Water System · PWS MA2174000

Maynard Dpw, Water Division

Operator location Maynard, Massachusetts - UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 304 violations and 10,401 people served.

10,401
People served (this PWS)
304
EPA violations (this PWS)
16
Health-based (this PWS)
5 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Maynard Dpw, Water Division standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 5% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #4,533 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Maynard Dpw, Water Division sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (304), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (10,401; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 5% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).

#4,533 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#172 of 418
Population · MA
304
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3,906
County
Middlesex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
267
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 2024
TTHM MCL 9 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 1999
Methoxychlor MR 5 1998
Dalapon MR 5 1998
Endothall MR 5 1998
Glyphosate MR 5 1998
Simazine MR 5 1998
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 5 1998
Carbofuran MR 5 1998
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 5 1998
Heptachlor MR 5 1998
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 5 1998
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 1998
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 5 1998
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 5 1998
Chlordane MR 5 1998
BHC-GAMMA MR 5 1998
Toxaphene MR 5 1998
Diquat MR 5 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 1998
OXAMYL MR 5 1998
Picloram MR 5 1998
Dinoseb MR 5 1998
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 5 1998
Aldicarb sulfone MR 5 1998
Aldicarb MR 5 1998
LASSO MR 5 1998
2,4-D MR 5 1998
2,4,5-TP MR 5 1998

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Maynard Dpw, Water Division has 304 recorded EPA violations, 91% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 9% carry more. 5% of this system's own violations are health-based (16 of 304), and it ranks #4,533 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

304 Higher than most more violations than 91% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 8 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/3/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/3/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/3/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/3/2024 4.80 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFDoA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/3/2024 3.70 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFUnA 6/3/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/3/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/3/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/3/2024 3.70 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFMPA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/3/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/3/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/3/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/3/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/3/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/3/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Maynard Dpw, Water Division

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS MA2174000 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

304 violations · 10,401 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Maynard Dpw, Water Division

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater