Community Water System · PWS MA2287000
Sturbridge Water Department
Operator location Sturbridge, Massachusetts - larger served population (> 3,309) at 4,567 people served; 43 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 4,567
- People served (this PWS)
- 43
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Sturbridge Water Department standing, mid SDWIS violation third
4,567 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 9% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #8,163 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Sturbridge Water Department lands in the middle third by violation volume (43), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (4,567; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 9% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #8,163 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #243 of 418
- Population · MA
- 43
- Total EPA violations on record
- 9%
- 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
- 1,784
- County
- Worcester
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 28
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 2000 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 2 | 2019 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Styrene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Toluene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Benzene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2003 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Sturbridge Water Department has 43 recorded EPA violations, 52% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 47% carry more. 9% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 43), and it ranks #8,163 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)
43 Around the middle fewer violations than 47% 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 232 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/10/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/10/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/10/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/10/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/10/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/10/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/10/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/10/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Sturbridge Water Department
EPA SDWIS lists 4,567 people served and 1,784 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
43 violations · 4,567 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
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 Sturbridge Water Department
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