Public water system record
Holyoke Water Works
Serves Holyoke, Hampden County, MA · 37,838 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Holyoke Water Works 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
- 30
Key facts
- Holyoke Water Works draws water from 4 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2018.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 629 unknown out of 8,448 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Holyoke Water Works in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Pentachlorophenol, Toxaphene, 2,4,5-TP, Methoxychlor, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
Where the water comes from
Holyoke Water Works draws water from 4 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Holyoke Water Works.
Annual water quality report
Holyoke Water Works 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