What's in SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA)'s water?
SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 14,800, over 4,938 connections.
SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA)'s record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA) ranks 2,868th by violation burden (78th percentile) - 9 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA) compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA)'s 7 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA) is from 2013-01-11 (health-based: 2013-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA)'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA)'s own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 9 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.