Community Water System · PWS MA2215000
Northborough Water Department (Mwra)
Operator location Northborough, Massachusetts - larger served population (> 3,309) at 13,535 people served; 432 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 13,535
- People served (this PWS)
- 432
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 17
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Northborough Water Department (Mwra) standing, high SDWIS violation third
13,535 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,749 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Northborough Water Department (Mwra) sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (432), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (13,535; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #3,749 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #152 of 418
- Population · MA
- 432
- Total EPA violations on record
- 4%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,278
- County
- Worcester
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 17
- Monitoring Violations
- 400
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 17 | 1999 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2009 |
| LASSO | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Endrin | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Dalapon | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Atrazine | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Chlordane | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Endothall | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Picloram | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Simazine | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Diquat | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 8 | 2010 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Northborough Water Department (Mwra) has 432 recorded EPA violations, 94% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 6% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (17 of 432), and it ranks #3,749 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)
432 Higher than most more violations than 94% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 8/9/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/9/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/9/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/9/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/9/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/9/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/9/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/9/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/9/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/12/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/12/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/12/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/12/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/12/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Northborough Water Department (Mwra)
EPA SDWIS lists 13,535 people served and 4,278 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · MassDEP, Drinking Water Program
Nationwide peers
432 violations · 13,535 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Northborough Water Department
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