Public water system record
Turners Falls Water Dept
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA that includes Turners Falls and Millers Falls · 8,080 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Turners Falls 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
- Turners Falls Water Dept draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: ban on new connections or service extensions by Massachusetts, November 1998.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,606 unknown out of 2,369 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 1993
EPA's records for Turners Falls Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Turners Falls Water Dept and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1993 and 1998. The most recent was a ban on new connections or service extensions in November 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1998 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Jul 21, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Turners Falls Water Dept draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Turners Falls 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.
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