Public water system record
Pan Am Southern Railroad
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA · 120 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Pan Am Southern Railroad 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
- 10
Key facts
- Pan Am Southern Railroad buys its water from Greenfield Water Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2019.
- Record on file since 1997, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2013 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Pan Am Southern Railroad go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Pan Am Southern Railroad between 1997 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) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 24, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 24, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 24, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 17, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 18, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
Where the water comes from
Pan Am Southern Railroad buys its water from Greenfield Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Greenfield Water Department Greenfield, MA
Annual water quality report
Pan Am Southern Railroad 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 Pan Am Southern Railroad 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