Is Adams Fire District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Berkshire

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-11-01 → 2015-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-10-01 → 2012-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-08-01 → 2012-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 1993-06-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Nitrate	885 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	14 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	3.2015 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.21 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.2135 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.25 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.8200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2019
Bromoform	0.5400 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2019
Chloroform	0.5700 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.5200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.11 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2015

81 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JOHN C BARRETT
Phone: 4137430978
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Adams Fire District

Is Adams Fire District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Adams Fire District's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Adams Fire District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Nitrate, Copper, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Adams Fire District serve?

Adams Fire District reports serving 7,945 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Adams Fire District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Adams Fire District, of which 10 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.