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Community Water System · PWS MA2286024

Villages at Stow

Nashua, Massachusetts 03060 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
265
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 265 drinking-water violations at Villages at Stow - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

265
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Villages at Stow

Villages at Stow is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Nashua, Massachusetts (Middlesex County) through 96 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 265 total violations for this system , of which 1 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 246 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 10 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, 148 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (56.3%).

Villages at Stow's 265 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
300
Total Violations
265
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
96
County
Middlesex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
246
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2013
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2013
Atrazine MR 4 2022
Endrin MR 4 2022
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 2022
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2013
Methoxychlor MR 4 2022
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 2022
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 2022
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2022
Diquat MR 4 2022
Endothall MR 4 2022
Glyphosate MR 4 2022
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2022
OXAMYL MR 4 2022
Picloram MR 4 2022
Simazine MR 4 2022
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 4 2022
Toluene MR 4 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2013
LASSO MR 4 2022

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 Villages at Stow.

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 MA2286024 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 Villages at Stow 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
2022 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2050
2022 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2005
2022 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2946
2022 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2015
2022 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2383
2022 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2931
2022 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2306
2022 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2035
2022 Diquat MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2032
2022 Endothall MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2033
2022 Glyphosate MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2034
2022 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2274
2022 OXAMYL MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2036
2022 Picloram MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2040
2022 Simazine MR 4 SDWIS / MA2286024 / 2037

How Villages at Stow Compares

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

Metric Villages at Stow Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 265 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 56.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 300 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 Villages at Stow water safe to drink? ▼
Villages at Stow (PWS ID: MA2286024) has 265 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Villages at Stow serve? ▼
Villages at Stow serves 300 people in Nashua, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 96 service connections.
What type of violations does Villages at Stow have? ▼
Villages at Stow has 265 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 246 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Villages at Stow water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Villages at Stow under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Villages at Stow use? ▼
Villages at Stow 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.