Public water system · MA1268000
ActiveShelburne Falls Fire District
At a glance
Shelburne Falls Fire District (PWSID MA1268000) is an active community water system in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 1,806 people through 814 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,806
Service connections
814
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shelburne Falls Fire District compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Shelburne Falls Fire District is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Franklin County has 113 active public water systems, and Shelburne Falls Fire District is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 521 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 58,894 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 Shelburne Falls Fire District 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 Shelburne Falls Fire District?
EPA lists Shelburne Falls Fire District as owned by a local government. 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. 40 of the 113 active systems in Franklin County (35%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Shelburne Falls Fire District have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2009. The violations listed here began between August 1994 and June 2009. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Strontium-90code 4174 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross Beta Particle Activitycode 4100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Archived |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tritiumcode 4102 | No | Archived |
| 1994-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 10 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.
Shelburne Falls Fire District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shelburne Falls Fire District?
Shelburne Falls Fire District (PWSID MA1268000) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shelburne Falls Fire District serve?
Shelburne Falls Fire District reports serving 1,806 people through 814 service connections in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Where does Shelburne Falls Fire District 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 Shelburne Falls Fire District have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2009. 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 Shelburne Falls Fire District'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 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2009. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shelburne Falls Fire District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Shelburne Falls Fire District 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Water Department | Franklin | 17,768 | Community | Surface water |
| Turners Falls Water Dept | Franklin | 8,080 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orange Water Dept | Franklin | 6,526 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| South Deerfield Water Supply District | Franklin | 3,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Sunderland Water District | Franklin | 3,190 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bernardston Fire Water Dist | Franklin | 1,471 | 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, “Shelburne Falls Fire District, PWSID MA1268000, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/shelburne-falls-fire-district-ma1268000 (data as of October 1, 2026).