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Community Water System · PWS MA4052025

Pinetree Village

Carver, Massachusetts 02330 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 348 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

348
People served
22
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 22 drinking-water violations at Pinetree Village, 27% of them health-based - below the Massachusetts per-system average.

22
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
348
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pinetree Village

Pinetree Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 348 residents in Carver, Massachusetts (Plymouth County) through 187 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 22 total violations for this system , of which 6 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 4 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 3 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%).

Pinetree Village's 22 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
348
Total Violations
22
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
187
County
Plymouth
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
4
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2001
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1997
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1997
Nitrate MCL 1 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1991
Arsenic MR 1 2006

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 Pinetree 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 MA4052025 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 Pinetree 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
2022 Nitrate MCL 1 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 1040
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 7000
2006 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 1005
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 3100
1997 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 3100
1997 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 5000
1991 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / MA4052025 / 4000

How Pinetree Village Compares

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

Metric Pinetree Village Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 22 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 348 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 Pinetree Village water safe to drink? ▼
Pinetree Village (PWS ID: MA4052025) has 22 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 348 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pinetree Village serve? ▼
Pinetree Village serves 348 people in Carver, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 187 service connections.
What type of violations does Pinetree Village have? ▼
Pinetree Village has 22 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 4 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pinetree Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pinetree Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pinetree Village use? ▼
Pinetree 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.