Question 1

Is Cummington Water Dept water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cummington Water Dept (PWS ID: MA1069001) has 79 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 310 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cummington Water Dept serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cummington Water Dept serves 310 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cummington or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 78 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cummington, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cummington Water Dept have?

Accepted Answer

Cummington Water Dept has 79 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 66 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 Cummington Water Dept water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Cummington Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Cummington Water Dept use?

Accepted Answer

Cummington Water Dept uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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 Cummington Water Dept's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Cummington Water Dept has 79 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 32% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 68% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cummington Water Dept. 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
Nitrate	MR	3	2013
LASSO	MR	2	2009
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2009
Toxaphene	MR	2	2009
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2009
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2009
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2009
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2009
Dalapon	MR	2	2009
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2009
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2009
Dinoseb	MR	2	2009
Glyphosate	MR	2	2009
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2009
Picloram	MR	2	2009
Carbofuran	MR	2	2009
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2012
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2015
2,4-D	MR	2	2009
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2009
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2009
Heptachlor	MR	2	2009
Endothall	MR	2	2009
Endrin	MR	2	2009
Diquat	MR	2	2009
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2009
Chlordane	MR	2	2009
Atrazine	MR	2	2009
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2009
Simazine	MR	2	2009

Cummington Water Dept

Cummington Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Cummington Water Dept

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load