Public water system record
West Springfield DPW Water Division
Serves West Springfield Town, Hampden County, MA · 28,835 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for West Springfield DPW Water Division 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
- 2
Key facts
- West Springfield DPW Water Division draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2020.
- Record on file since 1996, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,051 unknown out of 9,418 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for West Springfield DPW Water Division go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2009, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against West Springfield DPW Water Division between 1997 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Nitrate |
| Mar 9, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 14, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 28, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 2, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 29, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 21, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 16, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 15, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
West Springfield DPW Water Division draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Springfield Water and Sewer Commission Springfield, MA
Annual water quality report
West Springfield DPW Water Division 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