Public water system · MA2012005
ActiveCrossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham
At a glance
Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham (PWSID MA2012005) is an active transient non-community water system in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 140 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
140
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham compare with other water systems in Middlesex County?
By EPA's size categories, Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Middlesex County has 204 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,986 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,629,099 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Massachusetts has 859 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham?
EPA lists Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham 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. 127 of the 204 active systems in Middlesex County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and August 2003. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham: frequently asked questions
Who runs Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham?
Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham (PWSID MA2012005) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham serve?
Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham reports serving 140 people through 3 service connections in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Where does Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham 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 Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003. 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 Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham is a 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 Middlesex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Regional Water Utility | Middlesex | 120,418 | Community | Surface water |
| Cambridge Water Department | Middlesex | 118,214 | Community | Surface water |
| Newton Water Dept. (MWRA) | Middlesex | 88,931 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Somerville Water Dept. (MWRA) | Middlesex | 81,045 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Framingham Water Dept. (MWRA) | Middlesex | 72,362 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Malden Water Division (MWRA) | Middlesex | 66,263 | Community | Purchased 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, “Crossroads for Kids/Camp Lapham, PWSID MA2012005, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/crossroads-for-kids-camp-lapham-ma2012005 (data as of October 1, 2026).