Public water system record
Ware Water Dept
Serves Ware, Hampshire County, MA · 10,066 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Ware Water Dept 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
- Ware Water Dept draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2016.
- Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 1,292 unknown out of 2,482 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 Ware Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (2 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 105 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 55 |
| 2000s | 1 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 27 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Archived.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 6, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against Ware Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order between 1993 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Groundwater Rule, Public Notice, E. coli |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 10, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 28, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: CHLOROBENZENE, o-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, p-Dichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total |
| Dec 6, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 10, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 28, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Aug 3, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jul 26, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 8, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 13, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 28, 1999 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 8, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride |
| Jul 25, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Diquat, Endothall, Glyphosate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| Mar 13, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 2, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 25, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ware Water Dept draws water from 4 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Ware Water Dept.
Annual water quality report
Ware Water Dept 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