Public water system · MA1143013

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Norwich Lake Farm Lower System

At a glance

Norwich Lake Farm Lower System (PWSID MA1143013) is an active transient non-community water system in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 170 people through 58 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

170

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMA1143013

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served170

Service connections58

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMA state drinking water program

City servedHuntington

StateMassachusetts

ZIP01050

CountyHampshire County

How does Norwich Lake Farm Lower System compare with other water systems in Hampshire County?

By EPA's size categories, Norwich Lake Farm Lower System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hampshire County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,556 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 146,285 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 Norwich Lake Farm Lower System is about 18% above 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 Norwich Lake Farm Lower System?

EPA lists Norwich Lake Farm Lower System 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. 62 of the 94 active systems in Hampshire County (66%) are also privately owned.

Does Norwich Lake Farm Lower System have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and October 2016. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Dichloromethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzenecode 2990	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved

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.

Norwich Lake Farm Lower System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Norwich Lake Farm Lower System?

Norwich Lake Farm Lower System (PWSID MA1143013) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.

How many people does Norwich Lake Farm Lower System serve?

Norwich Lake Farm Lower System reports serving 170 people through 58 service connections in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Where does Norwich Lake Farm Lower System 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 Norwich Lake Farm Lower System have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. 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 Norwich Lake Farm Lower System'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Norwich Lake Farm Lower System's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Norwich Lake Farm Lower System 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 Hampshire County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Amherst Dpw Water Division	Hampshire	39,263	Community	Surface water
Northampton Water Division	Hampshire	29,571	Community	Surface water
Easthampton Water Dept	Hampshire	16,211	Community	Groundwater
South Hadley Fd #1 (MWRA)	Hampshire	14,800	Community	Purchased surface water
Ware Water Dept	Hampshire	10,066	Community	Groundwater
South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept	Hampshire	6,200	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Norwich Lake Farm Lower System, PWSID MA1143013, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/norwich-lake-farm-lower-system-ma1143013 (data as of October 1, 2026).