Public water system record
Belchertown Water District
Serves Belchertown, Hampshire County, MA · 3,253 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Belchertown Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Belchertown Water District draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2015.
- Record on file since 1999, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,366 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Belchertown Water District go back to 1999. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Belchertown Water District and issued 2 boil water orders between 1999 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 21, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 18, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 25, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 2, 2003 | Massachusetts | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 5, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 29, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 24, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 1, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 1, 2001 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 23, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 20, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 8, 1999 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Belchertown Water District draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Belchertown 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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