Public water system record
Ashfield Water District
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA · 400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Ashfield Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Ashfield Water District draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2023.
- Record on file since 1982, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 73 unknown out of 148 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Ashfield Water District go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 50 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 48 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Archived.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Ashfield Water District and issued 2 boil water orders between 1987 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Vinyl chloride, CHLOROBENZENE, o-Dichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 46 violations: Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 15, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 25, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 4, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Jul 26, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 22, 1998 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 5, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 30, 1987 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Ashfield Water District draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ashfield Water District 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ashfield Water District for a copy.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells