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Community Water System · PWS MA2286017

Elizabeth Brook Apartments

Stow, Massachusetts 01775 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 54 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

54
People served
47
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 47 drinking-water violations at Elizabeth Brook Apartments, 11% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

47
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
54
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Elizabeth Brook Apartments

Elizabeth Brook Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 54 residents in Stow, Massachusetts (Middlesex County) through 50 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 47 total violations for this system , of which 5 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 34 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 17 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Massachusetts, EPA tracks 1,599 public water systems serving 10,332,845 people, with 73,886 cumulative violations and 7,389 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 46.2 violations. Statewide, 143 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.4%).

Elizabeth Brook Apartments's 47 violations sit above the Massachusetts average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
54
Total Violations
47
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
50
County
Middlesex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
34
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2013
Atrazine MR 7 2013
Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 1994
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2012
E. COLI MR 2 2018
2,4-D MR 1 1991
Toxaphene MR 1 1991
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1991
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1991
Endrin MR 1 1991
Methoxychlor MR 1 1991

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Elizabeth Brook Apartments.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MA2286017 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Massachusetts Drinking Water Authority

MassDEP, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Elizabeth Brook Apartments under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 8000
2018 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 17 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 3100
2013 Atrazine MR 7 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2050
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 7000
1994 Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 5000
1991 2,4-D MR 1 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2105
1991 Toxaphene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2020
1991 2,4,5-TP MR 1 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2110
1991 BHC-GAMMA MR 1 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2010
1991 Endrin MR 1 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2005
1991 Methoxychlor MR 1 SDWIS / MA2286017 / 2015

How Elizabeth Brook Apartments Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Elizabeth Brook Apartments Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 47 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 54.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 54 6,462 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,599 regulated public water systems in Massachusetts.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Elizabeth Brook Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Elizabeth Brook Apartments (PWS ID: MA2286017) has 47 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 54 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Elizabeth Brook Apartments serve? ▼
Elizabeth Brook Apartments serves 54 people in Stow, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 50 service connections.
What type of violations does Elizabeth Brook Apartments have? ▼
Elizabeth Brook Apartments has 47 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 34 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Elizabeth Brook Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Elizabeth Brook Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Elizabeth Brook Apartments use? ▼
Elizabeth Brook Apartments uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.