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Community Water System · PWS MA4052054

Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc

Carver, Massachusetts 02330 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
91
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 91 drinking-water violations at Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc, 1% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

91
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc

Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Carver, Massachusetts (Plymouth County) through 66 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 91 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 82 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 4 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%).

Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc's 91 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
120
Total Violations
91
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
66
County
Plymouth
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
82
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2007
Nitrate MR 4 2013
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2015
Styrene MR 2 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2011
Benzene MR 2 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2015
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2015
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2015
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2015
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2015
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2015
Toluene MR 2 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2015
Atrazine MR 1 2014
Carbofuran MR 1 2014
Chlordane MR 1 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 2014
Heptachlor MR 1 2014

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 Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc.

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 MA4052054 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 Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc 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
2015 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2976
2015 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2968
2015 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2979
2015 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2380
2015 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2996
2015 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2964
2015 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2985
2015 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2990
2015 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2982
2015 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2378
2015 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2955
2015 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2983
2015 Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2987
2015 CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2989
2015 Ethylbenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MA4052054 / 2992

How Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc Compares

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

Metric Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 91 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 120 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 Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc (PWS ID: MA4052054) has 91 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc serve? ▼
Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc serves 120 people in Carver, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 66 service connections.
What type of violations does Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc have? ▼
Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc has 91 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc use? ▼
Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc 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.