Public water system · MA1256002
ActiveH A Moses Scout Reservation
At a glance
H A Moses Scout Reservation (PWSID MA1256002) is an active transient non-community water system in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 35 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
28
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does H A Moses Scout Reservation compare with other water systems in Hampden County?
By EPA's size categories, H A Moses Scout Reservation 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so H A Moses Scout Reservation is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Massachusetts has 859 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 H A Moses Scout Reservation?
EPA lists H A Moses Scout Reservation 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 H A Moses Scout Reservation have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2002. The violations listed here began between April 2002 and April 2002. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Nitrite. EPA lists 2 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
H A Moses Scout Reservation: frequently asked questions
Who runs H A Moses Scout Reservation?
H A Moses Scout Reservation (PWSID MA1256002) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does H A Moses Scout Reservation serve?
H A Moses Scout Reservation reports serving 35 people through 28 service connections in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Where does H A Moses Scout Reservation 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 H A Moses Scout Reservation have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2002. 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 H A Moses Scout Reservation'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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find H A Moses Scout Reservation's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. H A Moses Scout Reservation is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Hampden County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Water and Sewer Commission | Hampden | 169,170 | Community | Surface water |
| Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA) | Hampden | 55,560 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Westfield Dpwwater Division | Hampden | 41,094 | Community | Surface water |
| Holyoke Water Works | Hampden | 37,838 | Community | Surface water |
| West Springfield Dpw Water Division | Hampden | 28,835 | Community | Groundwater |
| Agawam Water Department | Hampden | 28,692 | Community | Purchased 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, “H A Moses Scout Reservation, PWSID MA1256002, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/h-a-moses-scout-reservation-ma1256002 (data as of October 1, 2026).