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National Technical Systems

At a glance

National Technical Systems (PWSID MA2037033) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 25 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 April 2009.

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

Population served

25

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMA2037033
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMA state drinking water program
City servedBoxborough
StateMassachusetts
ZIP01719
CountyMiddlesex County

How does National Technical Systems compare with other water systems in Middlesex County?

By EPA's size categories, National Technical Systems 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so National Technical Systems is well 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 National Technical Systems?

EPA lists National Technical Systems 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 National Technical Systems have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. The violations listed here began between April 2008 and April 2009. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (12 of them). 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2009-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-03-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

National Technical Systems: frequently asked questions

Who runs National Technical Systems?

National Technical Systems (PWSID MA2037033) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.

How many people does National Technical Systems serve?

National Technical Systems reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Where does National Technical Systems 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 National Technical Systems 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 April 2009. 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 National Technical Systems' 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 April 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.

Where can I find National Technical Systems' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. National Technical Systems 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 Middlesex County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Lowell Regional Water UtilityMiddlesex120,418CommunitySurface water
Cambridge Water DepartmentMiddlesex118,214CommunitySurface water
Newton Water Dept. (MWRA)Middlesex88,931CommunityPurchased surface water
Somerville Water Dept. (MWRA)Middlesex81,045CommunityPurchased surface water
Framingham Water Dept. (MWRA)Middlesex72,362CommunityPurchased surface water
Malden Water Division (MWRA)Middlesex66,263CommunityPurchased 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, “National Technical Systems, PWSID MA2037033, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/national-technical-systems-ma2037033 (data as of October 1, 2026).