Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in Massachusetts
19 active public water systems in Massachusetts had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 17 of them still unresolved. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation
Unresolved first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scituate Water Division Scituate · Plymouth County |
19,297 | 6 | 2 | |
|
Shirley Water District Shirley · Middlesex County |
4,165 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Bard College at Simons Rock Great Barrington · Berkshire County |
500 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Stow Acres Country Club Stow · Middlesex County |
310 | 1 | 1 | |
|
The Ranch Golf Club Southwick · Hampden County |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Four Mile Village Boxford · Essex County |
133 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Sports Haven Mobile Home Park Belchertown · Hampshire County |
107 | 3 | 3 | |
|
Brookside Village Wales · Hampden County |
80 | 1 | 0 | |
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Jacobs Ladder Tavern Becket · Berkshire County |
80 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Planet Gymnastics/all Seasons Tennis Acton · Middlesex County |
75 | 1 | 1 | |
|
The Rapids Bar and Grill Huntington · Hampshire County |
75 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Thornewood Inn Great Barrington · Berkshire County |
38 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Villa Sofia Brimfield · Hampden County |
30 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Briarcliff Motel Great Barrington · Berkshire County |
25 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Gedney Farm New Marlborough · Berkshire County |
25 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Liberty Plaza Hancock · Berkshire County |
25 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Woolman Hill Deerfield · Franklin County |
25 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Grafton Water District Grafton · Worcester County |
10,925 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Barre Water Department Barre · Worcester County |
2,610 | 5 | 0 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Massachusetts records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.