Question 1

Is Brimfield Elementary School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Brimfield Elementary School (PWS ID: MA1043014) has 123 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 327 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Brimfield Elementary School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Brimfield Elementary School serves 327 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Brimfield or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections. The operator address is listed in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Brimfield Elementary School have?

Accepted Answer

Brimfield Elementary School has 123 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 106 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Brimfield Elementary School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Brimfield Elementary School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Brimfield Elementary School use?

Accepted Answer

Brimfield Elementary School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Brimfield Elementary School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Brimfield Elementary School has 123 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 23% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 77% of that cohort has fewer violations than Brimfield Elementary School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	5	2010
Arsenic	MR	3	2005
Nitrate	MR	3	1997
Cadmium	MR	2	2002
CYANIDE	MR	2	2002
Fluoride	MR	2	2002
Selenium	MR	2	2002
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2002
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2011
Barium	MR	2	2002
Mercury	MR	2	2002
Nickel	MR	2	2002
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002

Brimfield Elementary School

Brimfield Elementary School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Brimfield Elementary School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load