Question 1

Is Plymouth South High School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Plymouth South High School (PWS ID: MA4239046) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,875 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Plymouth South High School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Plymouth South High School serves 2,875 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of North Plymouth or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections. The operator address is listed in North Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Plymouth South High School have?

Accepted Answer

Plymouth South High School has 124 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 120 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Plymouth South High School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Plymouth South High School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Plymouth South High School use?

Accepted Answer

Plymouth South High School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Plymouth South High School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Plymouth South High School ranks #10,952 of 29,740 by people served, and #276 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Plymouth South High School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Plymouth South High School has 124 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 22% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 77% of that cohort has fewer violations than Plymouth South High School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	5	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2011
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2011
Vinyl chloride	MR	5	2011
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	2011
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	2011
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2011
Trichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2011
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2011
Benzene	MR	5	2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
Styrene	MR	5	2011
Toluene	MR	5	2011
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	5	2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2011
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	1993
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	1996
Nitrate	MR	2	2002

Plymouth South High School

Plymouth South High School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Plymouth South High School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served