SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 7,669, over 2,744 connections.
SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT ranks 2,065th by violation burden (84th percentile) - 110 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
Against the MA average
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT's 9 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2012-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT'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)
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 SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT's record does not cover
SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 9 health-based violations on file for SOUTHWICK WATER DEPT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.