Is Granby, MA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 8 utilities serving Granby have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Massachusetts’s records: South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept and The Macduffie School.
South Hadley Fd #1 (MWRA), which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Granby’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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South Hadley Fd #1 (MWRA)
Massachusetts · serves 14,800 people · about 120 in Granby
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept
Massachusetts · serves 6,200 people · under 100 in Granby
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 87 mg/L (5.1 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Bachelor Knolls
Massachusetts · serves 101 people · under 100 in Granby
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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The Macduffie School
Massachusetts · serves 305 people · under 100 in Granby
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 2.4 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crescent Valley Condos
Massachusetts · serves 78 people · under 100 in Granby
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hillside Heights of Granby
Massachusetts · serves 30 people · under 100 in Granby
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Granby Housing Authority
Massachusetts · serves 61 people · under 100 in Granby
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Granby Heights Condominiums
Massachusetts · serves 152 people · under 100 in Granby
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in South Hadley Fd #1 (MWRA)’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Granby
The 3 labs Massachusetts certifies closest to Granby, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Quabbin Analytical Laboratory
Belchertown, MA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical LLC-East Longmeadow
East Longmeadow, MA · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Vallid Labs Inc.
Agawam, MA · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Granby
Which ZIP codes are in Granby: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: MassDEP Online Searchable Laboratory Certification Listing, potable water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Granby
Other towns in Hampshire County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read South Hadley Fd #1 (MWRA)’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water