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Applegreen

At a glance

Applegreen (PWSID MA2287005) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 185 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

185

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMA2287005

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served185

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMA state drinking water program

City servedSturbridge

StateMassachusetts

ZIP01566

CountyWorcester County

How does Applegreen compare with other water systems in Worcester County?

By EPA's size categories, Applegreen is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Worcester County has 346 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,239 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 774,523 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Applegreen is about 57% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Massachusetts has 246 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Applegreen?

EPA lists Applegreen as privately owned. The MA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 252 of the 346 active systems in Worcester County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Applegreen have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2020 and December 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrite, Barium and Cadmium. EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Berylliumcode 1075	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Applegreen: frequently asked questions

Who runs Applegreen?

Applegreen (PWSID MA2287005) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.

How many people does Applegreen serve?

Applegreen reports serving 185 people through 1 service connection in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Where does Applegreen get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Applegreen have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Applegreen's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Applegreen's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Applegreen is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Worcester County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division	Worcester	206,518	Community	Surface water
Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply	Worcester	41,946	Community	Surface water
Leominster Water Division	Worcester	41,683	Community	Surface water
Shrewsbury Water Department	Worcester	38,325	Community	Groundwater
Milford Water Department	Worcester	30,379	Community	Surface water
Westborough Water Department	Worcester	21,567	Community	Surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Applegreen, PWSID MA2287005, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/applegreen-ma2287005 (data as of October 1, 2026).