Public water system record
Williamsburg Water Dept
Serves an area of Hampshire County, MA · 1,575 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Williamsburg Water Dept 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
- 6
Key facts
- Williamsburg Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2015.
- Record on file since 1995, with 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 533 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
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
OTHER
|
Nov 28, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Williamsburg Water Dept go back to 1995. Before October 20, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (3 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 29 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Archived.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against Williamsburg Water Dept between 1996 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Radium-226, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Radium-228 |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 19, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 6, 2014 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 10, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 27, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 21, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 18, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 5, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 29, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 25, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 3, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Gross Beta Particle Activity, 38-STRONTIUM-90, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Aug 6, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 23, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Radium-228 |
| Aug 19, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 13, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Williamsburg Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Williamsburg 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells