Public water system record
Deerfield Fire District
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA that includes Deerfield · 1,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Deerfield Fire 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
- 1
Key facts
- Deerfield Fire District draws water from 6 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2019.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 344 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Deerfield Fire District go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 34 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1994, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Deerfield Fire District between 1994 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 12, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 3, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Dalapon, Diquat, Glyphosate |
| Apr 30, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 30, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 27, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Deerfield Fire District draws water from 6 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Deerfield Fire District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Eaglebrook School Deerfield, MA
Annual water quality report
Deerfield Fire 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