Question 1

Is Miscoe Hill Middle School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Miscoe Hill Middle School (PWS ID: MA2179004) has 149 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 760 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Miscoe Hill Middle School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Miscoe Hill Middle School serves 760 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Mendon or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Mendon, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Miscoe Hill Middle School have?

Accepted Answer

Miscoe Hill Middle School has 149 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 137 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 Miscoe Hill Middle School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Miscoe Hill Middle School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Miscoe Hill Middle School use?

Accepted Answer

Miscoe Hill Middle School 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 Miscoe Hill Middle School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Miscoe Hill Middle School ranks #23,177 of 29,740 by people served, and #356 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Miscoe Hill Middle School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Miscoe Hill Middle School has 149 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 81% of that cohort has fewer violations than Miscoe Hill Middle School. 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)	MR	12	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	10	2020
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2007
Arsenic	MR	3	2012
Mercury	MR	3	2012
Selenium	MR	3	2012
Chromium	MR	3	2012
Antimony, Total	MR	3	2012
Beryllium, Total	MR	3	2012
CYANIDE	MR	3	2012
Barium	MR	3	2012
Cadmium	MR	3	2012
Thallium, Total	MR	3	2012
Nickel	MR	3	2012
Fluoride	MR	3	2012
Nitrate	MR	3	1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1996
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1996
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1996
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1996
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1996
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1996
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1996
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1996
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1996
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1996
Benzene	MR	2	1996
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1996

Miscoe Hill Middle School

Miscoe Hill Middle School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Miscoe Hill Middle School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints