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Community Water System · PWS MA1275001

South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept

Operator location South Hadley, Massachusetts - larger served population (> 3,309) at 6,200 people served; 81 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

6,200
People served (this PWS)
81
EPA violations (this PWS)
14
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

6,200 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 17% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,664 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (81), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (6,200; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 17% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#6,664 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#217 of 418
Population · MA
81
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,570
County
Hampshire
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2011
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 2017
Endrin MR 1 1995
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1995
Methoxychlor MR 1 1995
OXAMYL MR 1 1995
Simazine MR 1 1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 1995
Picloram MR 1 1995
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 1 1995
Aldicarb sulfone MR 1 1995
Aldicarb MR 1 1995
Atrazine MR 1 1995
LASSO MR 1 1995
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 1 1995
Heptachlor MR 1 1995
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1995
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 1 1995
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 1 1995
Pentachlorophenol MR 1 1995
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 1995
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1995
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 1995
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 1995
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 1995
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1995
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 1995
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1995
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1995
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1995

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept has 81 recorded EPA violations, 69% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 31% carry more. 17% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 81), and it ranks #6,664 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

81 Around the middle fewer violations than 31% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
6:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/6/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/6/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/6/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/6/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/6/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/6/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/6/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/6/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/6/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/6/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/6/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept

EPA SDWIS lists 6,200 people served and 1,570 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

81 violations · 6,200 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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