Public water system record
Cheshire Water Dept
Serves an area of Berkshire County, MA that includes Cheshire · 1,407 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Cheshire Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Cheshire Water Dept draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2017.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 294 unknown out of 618 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Cheshire Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators and EPA took 6 formal enforcement actions against Cheshire Water Dept between 1994 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 20, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 11, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: BHC-GAMMA, Dalapon, Diquat, Endothall, Glyphosate |
| Jun 8, 1997 | EPA | Penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 30, 1994 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cheshire Water Dept draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Cheshire Water Dept 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