Public water system record
Three Rivers Fire District
Serves Palmer Town, Hampden County, MA · 3,258 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Three Rivers Fire District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Three Rivers Fire District draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2017.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,068 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Three Rivers Fire District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Three Rivers Fire District between 1997 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 12, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 19, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Antimony, Total, Nickel, Fluoride, Mercury, Barium |
| Nov 3, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 19, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 21, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Gross Beta Particle Activity, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Tritium, Radium-228 |
Where the water comes from
Three Rivers Fire District draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Three Rivers Fire District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Thorndike Fire and Water District Thorndike, MA
Annual water quality report
Three Rivers Fire 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells