Public water system record
Shelburne Falls Fire District
Serves Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, MA · 1,806 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Shelburne Falls Fire 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
- Shelburne Falls Fire District draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3 unknown out of 793 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 1994
EPA's records for Shelburne Falls Fire District go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2009, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Shelburne Falls Fire District between 1997 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 3, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 20, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 5, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 7, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90 |
Where the water comes from
Shelburne Falls Fire District draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Shelburne Falls 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