NORTHAMPTON WATER DIVISION

NORTHAMPTON, MA · ~29,571 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA1214000

State

Massachusetts

City

NORTHAMPTON

Population served

29,571

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2019. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2019 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2996 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2987 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2992 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2982 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Jul 2014 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFL May 2019
State action · SOX Apr 2019
State action · SOX Oct 2018
State action · SOX Apr 2016
State action · SFL Mar 2016
State action · SFL Feb 2016
State action · SOX Aug 2015
State action · SFL Nov 2014

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.141 · max 0.227 mg/l as N · 12

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MA1214000 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.