Public water system record
Hinsdale Water Dept
Serves an area of Berkshire County, MA · 1,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Hinsdale 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
- 2
Key facts
- Hinsdale Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 30 unknown out of 323 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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Hinsdale Water Dept go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 | 28 |
| 2000s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Hinsdale Water Dept between 1999 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 25, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 29, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Fluoride, Beryllium, Total, Thallium, Total, CYANIDE, Arsenic |
| Apr 12, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 26, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 25, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Radium-228, Radium-226 |
Where the water comes from
Hinsdale Water Dept draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Hinsdale 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.
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