Public water system record
Dalton Fire District
Serves an area of Berkshire County, MA · 6,330 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Dalton Fire District 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
- 0
Key facts
- Dalton Fire District draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, May 2003.
- Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,485 unknown out of 2,272 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Dalton Fire District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 34 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2003, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Dalton Fire District between 1996 and 2003, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 12, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 34 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Sep 21, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 24, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 3, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 26, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Dalton Fire District draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept Pittsfield, MA
Annual water quality report
Dalton Fire District 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