Public water system record
Foxglove Apartments
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 40 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Foxglove Apartments in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Arsenic violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Foxglove Apartments draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2022.
- Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Foxglove Apartments go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 40 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Foxglove Apartments between 1998 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Arsenic |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 23, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Arsenic |
| Oct 12, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 25, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 21, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 19, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Chlordane, BHC-GAMMA, Dalapon |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
1 incidentArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Foxglove Apartments draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Foxglove Apartments must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Foxglove Apartments for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Massachusetts.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells