Public water system record
Ashmere Water Service
Serves an area of Berkshire County, MA · 66 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ashmere Water Service 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
- Ashmere Water Service draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2013.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 30 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, 2013 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Ashmere Water Service go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 67 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 56 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2014, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Ashmere Water Service and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1994 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 6, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 8, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations: Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Combined Uranium, 53-IODINE-131, Radium-226 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 30, 2001 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
| Feb 1, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 17, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, Dalapon, Diquat |
| Feb 25, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90 |
| Aug 6, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 8, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Aug 9, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Fluoride, Antimony, Total |
| Oct 12, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jul 25, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Ashmere Water Service draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ashmere Water Service 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 Ashmere Water Service 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