Public water system · MA1203002
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At a glance
Southfield Water Company (PWSID MA1203002) is an active community water system in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 80 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Southfield Water Company compare with other water systems in Berkshire County?
By EPA's size categories, Southfield Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Berkshire County has 183 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 730 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 133,497 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 Southfield Water Company 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 Southfield Water Company?
EPA lists Southfield Water Company 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. 140 of the 183 active systems in Berkshire County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Southfield Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2001. The violations listed here began between August 1996 and July 2001. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross Beta Particle Activitycode 4100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Strontium-90code 4174 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tritiumcode 4102 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Archived |
| 1996-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1996-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 9 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.
Southfield Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southfield Water Company?
Southfield Water Company (PWSID MA1203002) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Southfield Water Company serve?
Southfield Water Company reports serving 80 people through 36 service connections in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Where does Southfield Water Company 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 Southfield Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2001. 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 Southfield Water Company'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2001. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southfield Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Southfield Water Company 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 Berkshire County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept | Berkshire | 43,927 | Community | Surface water |
| North Adams Water Dept | Berkshire | 13,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Lenox Dpw Water Division | Berkshire | 9,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Adams Fire District | Berkshire | 7,945 | Community | Groundwater |
| Williamstown Water Dept | Berkshire | 7,326 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dalton Fire District | Berkshire | 6,330 | 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, “Southfield Water Company, PWSID MA1203002, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/southfield-water-company-ma1203002 (data as of October 1, 2026).