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Ware Water Dept

At a glance

Ware Water Dept (PWSID MA1309000) is an active community water system in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 10,066 people through 2,482 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016.

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

Population served

10,066

Service connections

2,482

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMA1309000

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served10,066

Service connections2,482

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMA state drinking water program

City servedWare

StateMassachusetts

ZIP01082

CountyHampshire County

How does Ware Water Dept compare with other water systems in Hampshire County?

By EPA's size categories, Ware Water Dept is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Hampshire County has 94 active public water systems, and Ware Water Dept is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.5 times the county average of 1,556 people per system, and accounts for 6.9% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Ware Water Dept is about 50% above 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 Ware Water Dept?

EPA lists Ware Water Dept 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. 24 of the 94 active systems in Hampshire County (26%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Ware Water Dept have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016. The violations listed here began between October 2010 and August 2016. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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
2016-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Lab Certification/Method Error (RTCR) · code 3D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, State · code 05	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2014-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2012-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	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.

Ware Water Dept: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ware Water Dept?

Ware Water Dept (PWSID MA1309000) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.

How many people does Ware Water Dept serve?

Ware Water Dept reports serving 10,066 people through 2,482 service connections in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Where does Ware Water Dept 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 Ware Water Dept have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Ware Water Dept'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ware Water Dept's water quality report?

As a community water system, Ware Water Dept 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 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
South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept	Hampshire	6,200	Community	Groundwater
Southampton Water Dept	Hampshire	4,853	Community	Purchased groundwater under influence

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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, “Ware Water Dept, PWSID MA1309000, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/ware-water-dept-ma1309000 (data as of October 1, 2026).