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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MA4052014

Cranberryacres Jellystone Park

Carver, Massachusetts 02330 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
27
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 27 drinking-water violations at Cranberryacres Jellystone Park, 41% of them health-based - below the Massachusetts per-system average.

27
Total EPA violations on record
41%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cranberryacres Jellystone Park

Cranberryacres Jellystone Park is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in Carver, Massachusetts (Plymouth County) through 5 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 27 total violations for this system , of which 11 (41%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 11 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 9 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Cranberryacres Jellystone Park's 27 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
1,000
Total Violations
27
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
5
County
Plymouth
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
11
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2006
Nitrate MR 4 2014
E. COLI MR 2 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 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 Cranberryacres Jellystone Park.

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 MA4052014 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 Cranberryacres Jellystone Park 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 2 SDWIS / MA4052014 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052014 / 3014
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 SDWIS / MA4052014 / 3100
2014 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / MA4052014 / 1040
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / MA4052014 / 3100

How Cranberryacres Jellystone Park Compares

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

Metric Cranberryacres Jellystone Park Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 27 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 1,000 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 Cranberryacres Jellystone Park water safe to drink? ▼
Cranberryacres Jellystone Park (PWS ID: MA4052014) has 27 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cranberryacres Jellystone Park serve? ▼
Cranberryacres Jellystone Park serves 1,000 people in Carver, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 5 service connections.
What type of violations does Cranberryacres Jellystone Park have? ▼
Cranberryacres Jellystone Park has 27 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 11 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cranberryacres Jellystone Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cranberryacres Jellystone Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cranberryacres Jellystone Park use? ▼
Cranberryacres Jellystone Park 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.