Public water system record
Bernardston Fire Water Dist
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA · 1,462 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 46 monitoring/reporting issues for Bernardston Fire Water Dist in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Groundwater
ZIP
01337
EPA system ID
MA1029000
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 46
Key facts
- Bernardston Fire Water Dist draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2017.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 684 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jun 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bernardston Fire Water Dist go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 161 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 135 |
| 2000s | 2 | 22 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 45 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began June 2016, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Bernardston Fire Water Dist between 1995 and 2017, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 23 violations: trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Ethylbenzene, Toluene, Xylenes, Total |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 13, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 21, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 4, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Oct 16, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene |
| Oct 11, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 4, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 45 violations: Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, OXAMYL, Simazine, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| Mar 13, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Glyphosate |
| Mar 4, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Toxaphene, Dalapon, Diquat, Glyphosate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| Feb 21, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Endothall, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Picloram, Dinoseb |
| Oct 12, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Bernardston Fire Water Dist draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bernardston Fire Water Dist must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Massachusetts.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells