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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MA1059012

Chester / Middlefield Elem School

Huntington, Massachusetts 01050 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 123 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

123
People served
5
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 5 drinking-water violations at Chester / Middlefield Elem School - below the Massachusetts per-system average.

5
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
123
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Chester / Middlefield Elem School

Chester / Middlefield Elem School is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 123 residents in Huntington, Massachusetts (Hampden County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 5 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Massachusetts, EPA tracks 1,599 public water systems serving 10,332,845 people, with 73,886 cumulative violations and 7,389 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 46.2 violations. Statewide, 148 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (56.3%).

Chester / Middlefield Elem School's 5 violations sit below the Massachusetts average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
123
Total Violations
5
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Hampden
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Chester / Middlefield Elem School.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MA1059012 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Massachusetts Drinking Water Authority

MassDEP, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Chester / Middlefield Elem School under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

How Chester / Middlefield Elem School Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Chester / Middlefield Elem School Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 5 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 56.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 123 6,462 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,599 regulated public water systems in Massachusetts.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chester / Middlefield Elem School water safe to drink? ▼
Chester / Middlefield Elem School (PWS ID: MA1059012) has 5 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 123 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Chester / Middlefield Elem School serve? ▼
Chester / Middlefield Elem School serves 123 people in Huntington, Massachusetts. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Chester / Middlefield Elem School have? ▼
Chester / Middlefield Elem School has 5 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Chester / Middlefield Elem School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Chester / Middlefield Elem School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Chester / Middlefield Elem School use? ▼
Chester / Middlefield Elem 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.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.