Is Three Rivers Fire District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2006-10-01 → 2006-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-09-01 → 1993-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Addressed	2015-11-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-06-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-06-01
MR	Monitoring	Addressed	2015-06-01

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0025 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	28/28	LCR	2025
Nitrate	2100 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	114 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Ethylbenzene	0.7000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	2.19 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NICOLE DEWBERRY
Phone: 4132839284
Email: SUPT.TRWD@GMAIL.COM

Frequently asked questions about Three Rivers Fire District

Is Three Rivers Fire District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 5 contaminants in Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers Fire District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Nitrate, Barium, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes, Total. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Three Rivers Fire District serve?

Three Rivers Fire District reports serving 3,258 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Three Rivers Fire District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 28 violations on file for Three Rivers Fire District, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.