Country Manor, MA
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Country Manor serves about 66 people through 1 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Windham County, Massachusetts. EPA system ID: CT1120041; phone on file: 978-815-6624. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Country Manor's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Country Manor is 23.5 ppb across 16 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 3.8 ppb |
| 2024 | 23.5 ppb over 15 |
| 2023 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2023 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 4.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2016 | 5 ppb |
Against other Massachusetts systems
Of the 535 Massachusetts systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.7 ppb; 13 are over 15 ppb right now and 66 have gone over at some point. Country Manor's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 5th percentile in Massachusetts and the 6th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Windham County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Country Manor. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Resource Institute, Inc. | 56 | 1.6 ppb |
| Brookwood Apartments | 44 | 1.6 ppb |
| Arnio Drive Llc | 33 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Norton, MA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Norton, MA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Country Manor whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.