Is Southwick Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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

120

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-10-01 → 2012-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-10-01 → 2012-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-12-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-12-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-10-01 → 2008-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-10-01 → 2007-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-10-01 → 2007-10-31

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
TTHM	77 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	75.68 µg/L 126% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 82 µg/L	33/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	4065 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4200 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	51.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 53 µg/L	22/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	78.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 86 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	22 µg/L No EPA limit set	20/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	19/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0026 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	7/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	279 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	2.8765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.97 µg/L	2/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.55315 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.396 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.43 µg/L	2/23	SYR4	2012–2019

88 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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RICHARD BOSAK
Phone: 4135696772
Email: rbosak@southwickma.gov

Frequently asked questions about Southwick Water Dept

Is Southwick Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Southwick Water Dept'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 Southwick Water Dept's water?

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

How many people does Southwick Water Dept serve?

Southwick Water Dept reports serving 7,669 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Southwick Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 120 violations on file for Southwick Water Dept, of which 14 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.