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Community Water System · PWS MA3038001

Four Mile Village

Boxford, Massachusetts 01921 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 133 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

133
People served
133
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 133 drinking-water violations at Four Mile Village, 2% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

133
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
133
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Four Mile Village

Four Mile Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 133 residents in Boxford, Massachusetts (Essex County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 133 total violations for this system , of which 2 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 122 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 7 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%).

Four Mile Village's 133 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
133
Total Violations
133
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
13
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
122
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2023
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2023
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2023
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2023
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2023
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2023
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2023
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 2023
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2023
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2023
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2023
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 2023
Ethylbenzene MR 3 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2023
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2023
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2023
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 2023
Benzene MR 3 2023
Styrene MR 3 2023
Toluene MR 3 2023
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2022
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2023
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 2023
Radium-228 MR 2 2023
38-STRONTIUM-90 MR 2 2023
Tritium MR 2 2023
Radium-226 MR 2 2023

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 Four Mile Village.

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 MA3038001 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 Four Mile Village 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
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 5000
2023 Trichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2984
2023 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2981
2023 CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2989
2023 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2968
2023 Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2987
2023 Xylenes, Total MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2955
2023 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2964
2023 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2378
2023 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2969
2023 Vinyl chloride MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2976
2023 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2977
2023 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2985
2023 Ethylbenzene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2992
2023 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / MA3038001 / 2380

How Four Mile Village Compares

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

Metric Four Mile Village Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 133 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 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 133 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 Four Mile Village water safe to drink? ▼
Four Mile Village (PWS ID: MA3038001) has 133 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 133 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Four Mile Village serve? ▼
Four Mile Village serves 133 people in Boxford, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does Four Mile Village have? ▼
Four Mile Village has 133 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 122 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Four Mile Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Four Mile Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Four Mile Village use? ▼
Four Mile Village 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.