Public water system record
Agawam Water Department
Serves Agawam Town, Hampden County, MA · 28,692 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Agawam Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Agawam Water Department buys its water from Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2020.
- Record on file since 2005, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,745 unknown out of 10,379 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 22, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Agawam Water Department go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2014, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Agawam Water Department and issued 1 boil water order between 1994 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice |
| May 3, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 18, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 23, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 13, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 3, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 25, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 14, 1994 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
6 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Agawam Water Department buys its water from Springfield Water and Sewer Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Springfield Water and Sewer Commission Springfield, MA
Annual water quality report
Agawam Water Department must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Massachusetts.
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