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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MA2287031

Hamilton Rod and Gun Club

Sturbridge, Massachusetts 01566 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 98 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

98
People served
1
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1 drinking-water violations at Hamilton Rod and Gun Club - below the Massachusetts per-system average.

1
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
98
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hamilton Rod and Gun Club

Hamilton Rod and Gun Club is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 98 residents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts (Worcester County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. 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%).

Hamilton Rod and Gun Club's 1 violations sit below 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
98
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
Worcester
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

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 Hamilton Rod and Gun Club.

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 MA2287031 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 Hamilton Rod and Gun Club under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

How Hamilton Rod and Gun Club Compares

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

Metric Hamilton Rod and Gun Club Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 98 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 Hamilton Rod and Gun Club water safe to drink? ▼
Hamilton Rod and Gun Club (PWS ID: MA2287031) has 1 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 98 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hamilton Rod and Gun Club serve? ▼
Hamilton Rod and Gun Club serves 98 people in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Hamilton Rod and Gun Club have? ▼
Hamilton Rod and Gun Club has 1 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hamilton Rod and Gun Club water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hamilton Rod and Gun Club under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hamilton Rod and Gun Club use? ▼
Hamilton Rod and Gun Club uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.