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Williamstown Water Dept

Serves Williamstown, Berkshire County, MA · 7,326 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Williamstown Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MA1341000
  • WILLIAMSTOWN
  • MA
  • 7,326 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 01267
EPA system ID MA1341000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Williamstown Water Dept draws water from 3 wells and 3 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2016.
  • Record on file since 1981, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,162 unknown out of 2,015 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1981

EPA's records for Williamstown Water Dept go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 3
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Williamstown Water Dept between 1996 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 23, 2016 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 13, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate

Where the water comes from

Williamstown Water Dept draws water from 3 wells and 3 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from Williamstown Water Dept.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Williamstown 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.

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Testing your own water

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