Public water system record
Bisselville Estate
Serves an area of Berkshire County, MA · 74 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bisselville Estate 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
- 3
Key facts
- Bisselville Estate draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2024.
- Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2010 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Bisselville Estate go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 138 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 36 |
| 2000s | 0 | 20 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 82 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 23 formal enforcement actions against Bisselville Estate between 1995 and 2024, filed as 25 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 21, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform, E. coli |
| Oct 27, 2011 | Massachusetts | Administrative penalty | 36 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrate, Carbon tetrachloride, Nitrite, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Mar 28, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 31 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrate, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Vinyl chloride |
| Aug 11, 2010 | Massachusetts | Administrative penalty | 5 violations: Total Coliform |
| Aug 11, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 28, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 12, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 16, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 15, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 23, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 2, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 12, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 23, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 1, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 1, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 19, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 13, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 7, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Barium, Chromium (total), Beryllium, Total, Thallium, Total, CYANIDE |
| Oct 11, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
| Jul 16, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE, Fluoride |
| Oct 12, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Radium-226 |
Where the water comes from
Bisselville Estate draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bisselville Estate 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 Bisselville Estate 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