Public water system record
Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept
Serves Pittsfield, Berkshire County, MA · 43,927 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Pittsfield Dpu 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
- 1
Key facts
- Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept draws water from 6 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2017.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 3,300 unknown out of 15,293 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, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 101 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 66 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 34 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 2016, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order between 1986 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: LASSO, Carbofuran, Chlordane, Endrin, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE |
| Nov 8, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 8, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 22, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 31, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 6, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Dalapon, Diquat, Glyphosate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, OXAMYL |
| Oct 12, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Endrin, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, Diquat, Endothall |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept draws water from 6 surface water intakes. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dalton Fire District Dalton, MA
- Lanesborough Fire and Water District Lanesborough, MA
- Lenox DPW Water Division Lenox, MA
Annual water quality report
Pittsfield Dpu 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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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