Public water system · MA4020013
ActiveSandy Terraces Associates
At a glance
Sandy Terraces Associates (PWSID MA4020013) is an active transient non-community water system in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 50 people through 90 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
90
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Terraces Associates compare with other water systems in Barnstable County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Terraces Associates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Barnstable County has 125 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,016 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 627,054 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 Sandy Terraces Associates is about 65% below 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 Sandy Terraces Associates?
EPA lists Sandy Terraces Associates 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. 80 of the 125 active systems in Barnstable County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Terraces Associates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and July 2014. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Nitrate and Nitrite. EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Sandy Terraces Associates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Terraces Associates?
Sandy Terraces Associates (PWSID MA4020013) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Terraces Associates serve?
Sandy Terraces Associates reports serving 50 people through 90 service connections in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Where does Sandy Terraces Associates 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 Sandy Terraces Associates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Sandy Terraces Associates' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Terraces Associates' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Terraces Associates 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 Barnstable County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth Water Dept | Barnstable | 97,551 | Community | Surface water |
| Dennis Water District | Barnstable | 65,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative | Barnstable | 56,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills Wd | Barnstable | 50,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harwich Water Department | Barnstable | 39,144 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yarmouth Water Department | Barnstable | 38,900 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Sandy Terraces Associates, PWSID MA4020013, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/sandy-terraces-associates-ma4020013 (data as of October 1, 2026).