Public water system record
Hardwick Center Water District
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 80 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Hardwick Center Water 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
- Hardwick Center Water District draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2016.
- Record on file since 2001, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 25 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 2001
EPA's records for Hardwick Center Water District go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule, began September 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 17, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Hardwick Center Water District between 2002 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 13, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 23 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
Hardwick Center Water District draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Hardwick Center Water 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Hardwick Center Water District for a copy.
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