Question 1

Is Stow Fire and Community Center water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Stow Fire and Community Center (PWS ID: MA2286006) has 137 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 50 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Stow Fire and Community Center serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Stow Fire and Community Center serves 50 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Stow or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Stow, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Stow Fire and Community Center have?

Accepted Answer

Stow Fire and Community Center has 137 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 120 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 Stow Fire and Community Center water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Stow Fire and Community Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Stow Fire and Community Center use?

Accepted Answer

Stow Fire and Community Center 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

How does Stow Fire and Community Center's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Stow Fire and Community Center has 137 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 20% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than Stow Fire and Community Center. 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)	MCL	10	2013
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	8	1999
Nitrate	MR	3	1995
Endrin	MR	2	1997
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1997
Toxaphene	MR	2	1997
Dalapon	MR	2	1997
Glyphosate	MR	2	1997
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	1997
OXAMYL	MR	2	1997
Simazine	MR	2	1997
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	1997
Picloram	MR	2	1997
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	1997
Atrazine	MR	2	1997
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	2	1997
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1997
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1997
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	1997
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	1997
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	1997
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1997
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1997

Stow Fire and Community Center

Stow Fire and Community Center standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Stow Fire and Community Center

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load