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Brookside Village

At a glance

Brookside Village (PWSID MA1306001) is an active community water system in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 80 people through 65 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

80

Service connections

65

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMA1306001
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served80
Service connections65
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMA state drinking water program
City servedWales
StateMassachusetts
ZIP01081
CountyHampden County

How does Brookside Village compare with other water systems in Hampden County?

By EPA's size categories, Brookside Village is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hampden County has 115 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,821 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 439,404 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Brookside Village is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Massachusetts has 531 active community water systems, 32% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Brookside Village?

EPA lists Brookside Village as privately owned. The MA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 78 of the 115 active systems in Hampden County (68%) are also privately owned.

Does Brookside Village have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2001 and July 2022. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as archived and 4 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2022-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2010-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2006-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2005-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesArchived
2004-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
2003-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
2002-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2001-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Thalliumcode 1085NoArchived
2001-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cadmiumcode 1015NoArchived
2001-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Mercurycode 1035NoArchived
2001-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chromiumcode 1020NoArchived
2001-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Seleniumcode 1045NoArchived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Brookside Village: frequently asked questions

Who runs Brookside Village?

Brookside Village (PWSID MA1306001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.

How many people does Brookside Village serve?

Brookside Village reports serving 80 people through 65 service connections in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Where does Brookside Village get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Brookside Village have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Brookside Village's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Brookside Village's water quality report?

As a community water system, Brookside Village must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Hampden County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Springfield Water and Sewer CommissionHampden169,170CommunitySurface water
Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA)Hampden55,560CommunityPurchased surface water
Westfield Dpwwater DivisionHampden41,094CommunitySurface water
Holyoke Water WorksHampden37,838CommunitySurface water
West Springfield Dpw Water DivisionHampden28,835CommunityGroundwater
Agawam Water DepartmentHampden28,692CommunityPurchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Brookside Village, PWSID MA1306001, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/brookside-village-ma1306001 (data as of October 1, 2026).