Public water system record
Colrain Fire District #1
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA · 100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Colrain Fire District #1 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
- 3
Key facts
- Colrain Fire District #1 draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2019.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Colrain Fire District #1 go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Colrain Fire District #1 between 1993 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 24, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 15, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 12, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 19, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Colrain Fire District #1 draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Colrain Fire District #1 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 Colrain Fire District #1 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