Public water system record
Northampton Water Division
Serves Northampton, Hampshire County, MA · 29,571 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Northampton Water Division 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
- 2
Key facts
- Northampton Water Division draws water from 2 wells and 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, May 2019.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 26 lead and 1,995 unknown out of 9,286 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Northampton Water Division go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 23 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Northampton Water Division between 1991 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 11, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 12, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Toluene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Toluene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| Sep 24, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 23, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 20, 1991 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Northampton Water Division draws water from 2 wells and 4 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Northampton Water Division.
Annual water quality report
Northampton Water Division 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