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Water system · PWSID MA1281000

SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION

SPRINGFIELD, MA · ~167,954 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA1281000

State

Massachusetts

City

SPRINGFIELD

Population served

167,954

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

13

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

9

Health-based

20

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2021. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2021 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2020 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Apr 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2019 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Dec 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2015 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Mar 2021
  • State action · SOX Dec 2020
  • State action · SFL Jun 2020
  • State action · SFL Aug 2019
  • State action · SOX Jul 2019
  • State action · SFL Apr 2019
  • State action · SFL Jan 2019
  • State action · SOX Oct 2018

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

0.239 · max 0.379 mg/l as N · 63

Manganese

1 station · latest Dec 2021

31.4 · max 43.4 ug/l · 28

Fluoride

1 station · latest Dec 2021

0.04 · max 0.05 mg/l · 23

Copper

1 station · latest Dec 2021

0.835 · max 1.2 ug/l · 13

Lead

1 station · latest Dec 2021

0.168 · max 0.347 ug/l · 8

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 MA1281000 — 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.