MA / South Deerfield
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South Deerfield tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in South Deerfield. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, South Deerfield is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 4,700 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 26 violations across the community water system(s) serving South Deerfield, going back to the earliest EPA record. 5 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
South Deerfield Water Supply District
3,800 served · surface water · PWSID MA1074001 - Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between July 2018 and August 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between August 2015 and June 2016. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 1996. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in August 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Whately Water Department
900 served · groundwater · PWSID MA1337010 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 9 times between June 2015 and January 2021. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between January 2017 and April 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.