Does Chicopee, MA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 17 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Chicopee, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Chicopee, MA tap water come from?

Chicopee is served by 1 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water.

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Chicopee tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Chicopee. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Chicopee is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 55,560 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 17 violations across the community water system(s) serving Chicopee, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

1

Community water system
~55,560

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Chicopee Water Dept (Mwra)

55,560 served · surface water · PWSID MA1061000

Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between October 2019 and July 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Sodium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between July 2018 and April 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in June 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in April 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.