Question 1

Is Deerfield Fire District water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Deerfield Fire District (PWS ID: MA1074000) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,300 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Deerfield Fire District serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Deerfield Fire District serves 1,300 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Deerfield or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 344 service connections. The operator address is listed in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Deerfield Fire District have?

Accepted Answer

Deerfield Fire District has 52 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 39 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 Deerfield Fire District water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Deerfield Fire District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Deerfield Fire District use?

Accepted Answer

Deerfield Fire District 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

Where does Deerfield Fire District sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Deerfield Fire District ranks #17,140 of 29,740 by people served, and #317 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Deerfield Fire District's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Deerfield Fire District has 52 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 42% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 57% of that cohort has fewer violations than Deerfield Fire District. 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)	MR	3	2007
Nitrate	MR	3	2018
BHC-GAMMA	MR	1	2001
Methoxychlor	MR	1	2001
Dalapon	MR	1	2001
Diquat	MR	1	2001
Glyphosate	MR	1	2001
OXAMYL	MR	1	2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	1	2001
Picloram	MR	1	2001
Dinoseb	MR	1	2001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	1	2001
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	1	2001
Carbofuran	MR	1	2001
Aldicarb	MR	1	2001
Atrazine	MR	1	2001
2,4-D	MR	1	2001
2,4,5-TP	MR	1	2001
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	1	2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	1	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	1	1994
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	1	2001
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	1	2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	1	2001
Simazine	MR	1	2001
Endothall	MR	1	2001
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	1	2001
Pentachlorophenol	MR	1	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	1	2001
Toxaphene	MR	1	2001

Deerfield Fire District

Deerfield Fire District standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Deerfield Fire District

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served