Public water system · MA1061004
ActivePrimo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278
At a glance
Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 (PWSID MA1061004) is an active transient non-community water system in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 compare with other water systems in Hampden County?
By EPA's size categories, Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 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 Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 126 Massachusetts systems (7.7%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278?
EPA lists Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 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 Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. The violations listed here began between April 2009 and August 2013. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 2 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2013-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2012-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278: frequently asked questions
Who runs Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278?
Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 (PWSID MA1061004) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 serve?
Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Where does Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. 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 Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278 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, “Primo Water @ Wal Mart Super Ctr #5278, PWSID MA1061004, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/primo-water-wal-mart-super-ctr-5278-ma1061004 (data as of October 1, 2026).