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Franklin County, Massachusetts

Water Systems
112
Population Served
58,737
Total Violations
3,736
349 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

93.8%
Systems with Violations
33.4
Avg Violations per System
9.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
44 systems (39%)
SW
6 systems (5%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
40.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Franklin Massachusetts water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Greenfield Water Department 17,645 98 Clean
Turners Falls Water Dept 8,080 22 Clean
Orange Water Dept 6,526 22 Detected
South Deerfield Water Supply District 3,800 96 Clean
Sunderland Water District 3,190 50 -
Shelburne Falls Fire District 1,806 28 -
Bernardston Fire Water Dist 1,462 271 -
Deerfield Fire District 1,300 52 -
Whately Water Department 900 29 Clean
Northfield Water District 800 120 -
Northfield Mt Hermon School 750 8 -
East Northfield Water Co 659 52 -
Dcr Erving State Forest 576 16 -
Erving Water Dept 561 12 -
Mohawk Trail Regional High School 550 71 -
Berkshire East Ski Area 550 26 -
Pioneer Valley Regional School 500 84 -
Cliffside Apartments 500 84 -
Montague Center Water District 450 64 -
Ashfield Water District 400 123 -
Eaglebrook School 350 178 -
Riverside Water District 341 13 -
Charlemont 4Family Store 300 31 -
Freight House Antiques 295 11 -
Shutesbury Elementary School 285 25 -
Conway Grammar School 261 31 -
Camp Anderson Foundation 250 13 -
Leverett Elementary School 217 8 -
Hawlemont Regional School 210 79 -
Dcr C a Holmes Recreation Area 200 9 -
Swift River Elementary School 180 40 -
Sanderson Academy 170 14 -
Gill Elementary School 155 60 -
Northfield Mtn Station Visitor Center 140 15 -
Erving Paper Mills 135 7 -
Griswoldville Water District 125 131 -
New Salem General Store 125 9 -
Dl Moody Center 125 0 -
Pan Am Southern Railroad 120 23 -
Barton Cove Campground 120 8 -
Riverview Picnic Area 120 13 -
Colrain Central Elem School 115 12 -
Dcr Mohawk Trail State Forest 100 22 -
Mohawk Park 100 5 -
The Academy at Charlemont 100 19 -
Colrain Fire District #1 100 45 -
Mohawk Estates 100 3 -
Daniel Shays Package Store 100 1 -
The Farm School 100 12 -
Rowe Camp and Conference Center 100 113 -

Other Counties in Massachusetts

Suffolk County
8 systems · 3,456,243 served · 111 violations
Middlesex County
204 systems · 1,623,176 served · 16,575 violations
Essex County
67 systems · 908,499 served · 3,080 violations
Norfolk County
57 systems · 842,114 served · 2,645 violations
Worcester County
345 systems · 773,172 served · 23,751 violations
Bristol County
133 systems · 673,471 served · 3,611 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Franklin County? ▼
Franklin County has 3,736 total drinking water violations across 112 water systems, of which 349 are health-based violations. 93.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Franklin County systems? ▼
Water systems in Franklin County serve approximately 58,737 people through 112 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Franklin County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Franklin County, 2 had PFAS detected (40.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Franklin County? ▼
Water systems in Franklin County use GW (44 systems), SW (6 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 9.3% of Franklin County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.