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PWS ID	MA2287000
PWS Name	STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	4746
County Served	Worcester

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
MR	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	3	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2023	-	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	2	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2019	31-JUL-2019	Yes
MR	Lead Consumer Notice	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	1	Returned to Compliance	30-DEC-2017	-	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Ethylbenzene	03V0022	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Toluene	03V0021	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Benzene	03V0020	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	CHLOROBENZENE	03V0019	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Tetrachloroethylene	03V0018	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	03V0017	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Trichloroethylene	03V0016	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2-Dichloropropane	03V0015	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Carbon tetrachloride	03V0014	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	03V0013	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2-Dichloroethane	03V0012	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	03V0011	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,1-Dichloroethylene	03V0010	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Vinyl chloride	03V0009	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	p-Dichlorobenzene	03V0008	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	o-Dichlorobenzene	03V0007	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	DICHLOROMETHANE	03V0006	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Styrene	03V0023	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	03V0002	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	Xylenes, Total	03V0004	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Volatile Organic Chemicals	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	03V0003	Known	01-APR-2003	30-JUN-2003	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	00V0002	Returned to Compliance	01-JUN-2000	30-JUN-2000	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	00V0001	Returned to Compliance	01-SEP-1999	30-SEP-1999	No
MR	Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	92V0001	Known	01-JUL-1992	27-MAY-1993	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
19	3	SOX	State Compliance achieved	14-AUG-2024	State	M&R LCR Q3 2023 (20 TAPS)
17	2	SOX	State Compliance achieved	21-OCT-2019	State	E.COLI MCL VIOLATION JULY 2019 RTC
15	1	SOX	State Compliance achieved	13-JUL-2018	State	LCR CN CERT RECV'D LATE FOR JUN-SEP 2017 PERIOD; RECVD 5/4/18
4	00V0001	SOX	State Compliance achieved	24-OCT-2000	State	BACT. SEP'99
3	00V0002	SOX	State Compliance achieved	16-OCT-2000	State	BACTERIA; MONTHLY MCL VIOLATION; JUNE 2000

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
WELL 2	2	Yes	Well	Ground water	Emergency	Inactive
WELL 4	15	Yes	Well	Ground water	Permanent	Active
WELL 3	3	Yes	Well	Ground water under the influence of surface water	Permanent	Active
WELL 5	13	Yes	Well	Ground water under the influence of surface water	Permanent	Active
WELL 1	1	Yes	Well	Ground water under the influence of surface water	Permanent	Active
WELL 5 PUMP	14	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL #4 PUMP	16	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
ARNOLD ROAD BOOSTER STATION	22	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
FISKE HILL BOOSTER STATION	25	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL 1 PUMP	4	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL 3 PUMP	6	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
FISKE HILL PUMP STATION	7	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
WELL 2 PUMP	5	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
CHURCH ST. TANK	10	No	Storage	-	-	Active
FISKE HILL HYDROPNEUMATIC STORAGE TANK	11	No	Storage	-	-	Active
ARNOLD RD HYDROPNEUMATIC TANK	23	No	Storage	-	-	Active
FISKE HILL BOOSTER BLADDER TANK	24	No	Storage	-	-	Active
STALLION HILL WATER TANK	8	No	Storage	-	-	Active
FISKE HILL	9	No	Storage	-	-	Active
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WELL 4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT	17	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WELL 3 SOURCE TREATMENT	19	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WELL 5 SOURCE TREATMENT	20	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WELL 1 SOURCE TREATMENT	21	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	Filtration, Greensand	Inorganics removal
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	Fluoridation	Other
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	Inhibitor, Polyphosphate	Corrosion control
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	pH Adjustment	Corrosion control
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	Ultraviolet Radiation	Disinfection
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	Filtered	Other
IRP GREENSAND FILTER PLANT	12	Coagulation	Particulate removal
WELL 4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT	17	Hypochlorination, Pre	Disinfection
WELL 4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT	17	Inhibitor, Bimetallic Phospate	Corrosion control
WELL 4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT	17	Fluoridation	Other
WELL 4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT	17	pH Adjustment	Corrosion control
WELL 4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT	17	Filtration, Greensand	Inorganics removal
WELL 3 SOURCE TREATMENT	19	4-Log Treatment of Viruses	Disinfection
WELL 3 SOURCE TREATMENT	19	Coagulation	Particulate removal
WELL 5 SOURCE TREATMENT	20	4-Log Treatment of Viruses	Disinfection
WELL 1 SOURCE TREATMENT	21	4-Log Treatment of Viruses	Disinfection
WELL 1 SOURCE TREATMENT	21	Coagulation	Particulate removal

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For more information on a Water System:
Ask the operators of your water system, contact your primacy agency or file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Drinking water in general: Find out more about your drinking water web site or call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). EPA has also prepared a table about various regulated drinking water contaminants.
Tools for accessing EPA drinking water data: Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Federal Reporting Services and Drinking Water Performance and Results Report.
Research Data: As well as monitoring the levels of drinking water contaminants for which EPA has set standards, EPA, states, and water systems also carry out studies of contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future. For more information about these contaminants, please see the National Contaminant Occurrence Database.

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