Public water system record
Gilbertville Water District
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 1,089 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Gilbertville Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Gilbertville Water District draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2015.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 220 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, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Gilbertville Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Gilbertville Water District between 1994 and 2015, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 21, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 21, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 3, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrate |
| Mar 3, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-228, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Radium-226, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium |
| May 9, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Gilbertville Water District draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Gilbertville 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.
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