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Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA)

Serves Chicopee, Hampden County, MA · 55,560 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MA1061000
  • CHICOPEE
  • MA
  • 55,560 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 01020
EPA system ID MA1061000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2025.
  • Record on file since 2014, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 48 lead and 11,134 unknown out of 15,695 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 10, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 10, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 10, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 10, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 2014

EPA's records for Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) go back to 2014. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 3

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) between 2015 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 13, 2025 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 26, 2018 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations: Public Notice
Dec 23, 2015 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA).

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Annual water quality report

Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) 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.

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