Public water system record
Easthampton Water Dept
Serves Easthampton, Hampshire County, MA · 16,211 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Easthampton Water Dept 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
- Easthampton Water Dept draws water from 6 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2016.
- Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,858 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 1991
EPA's records for Easthampton Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (5 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 37 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Easthampton Water Dept between 1993 and 2016, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Dec 18, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 19, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 10, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Benzene, Toluene, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Feb 26, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total) |
| Feb 21, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 3, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Easthampton Water Dept draws water from 6 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Easthampton Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Southampton Water Dept Southampton, MA
Annual water quality report
Easthampton Water Dept 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.
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