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South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA)

Serves an area of Hampshire County, MA · 14,800 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA) in the last ten years.

  • MA1275000
  • SOUTH HADLEY
  • MA
  • 14,800 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 01075
EPA system ID MA1275000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2013.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,056 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1992

EPA's records for South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA) go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (2 resolved, 5 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 2 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2013, Archived.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2005 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA) between 1993 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 12, 2013 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 27, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 21, 2005 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 30, 2004 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jun 29, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA) buys its water from MWRA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA) 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.

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