Public water system record
Villages at Stow
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA · 300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Villages at Stow in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Villages at Stow draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2023.
- Record on file since 2007, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 97 service lines.
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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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Villages at Stow go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 97 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 73 |
| 2020s | 0 | 30 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Villages at Stow between 2008 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Atrazine, Endrin, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Methoxychlor, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 6, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 22, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Villages at Stow draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Villages at Stow 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 Villages at Stow 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