Question 1

Is Stow Center School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Stow Center School (PWS ID: MA2286007) has 177 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 644 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Stow Center School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Stow Center School serves 644 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Bolton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Bolton, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Stow Center School have?

Accepted Answer

Stow Center School has 177 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 171 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 Center School water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Stow Center School use?

Accepted Answer

Stow Center 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 Stow Center School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Stow Center School ranks #25,429 of 29,740 by people served, and #370 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Stow Center School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Stow Center School has 177 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Stow Center 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
Nitrate	MR	10	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	10	2024
Benzene	MR	4	2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2011
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2011
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2011
Toluene	MR	4	2011
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2011
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2011
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2011
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2011
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2011
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2011
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2011
Styrene	MR	4	2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2011
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2011
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2011
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	2	2014
Endrin	MR	2	1997
Methoxychlor	MR	2	1997
Glyphosate	MR	2	1997
Simazine	MR	2	1997
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	1997
Dinoseb	MR	2	1997

Stow Center School

Stow Center School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Stow Center School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints