Public water system record
Thorndike Fire and Water District
Serves Palmer Town, Hampden County, MA · 1,435 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Thorndike Fire and Water District 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
- Thorndike Fire and Water District buys its water from Bondsville Fire and Water District and Three Rivers Fire District.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2001.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 321 unknown out of 393 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 Thorndike Fire and Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1993, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Thorndike Fire and Water District in 2001. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Thorndike Fire and Water District buys its water from Bondsville Fire and Water District and Three Rivers Fire District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Bondsville Fire and Water District Bondsville, MA
- Three Rivers Fire District Three Rivers, MA
Annual water quality report
Thorndike Fire and Water District 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.
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