Public water system record
Sweet Wood Retirement Community
Serves an area of Berkshire County, MA · 200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Sweet Wood Retirement Community 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
- 0
Key facts
- Sweet Wood Retirement Community draws water from 5 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2013.
- Record on file since 1998, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Sweet Wood Retirement Community go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2013, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Sweet Wood Retirement Community between 1999 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 13, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Jun 7, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Dec 9, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Mar 2, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90 |
Where the water comes from
Sweet Wood Retirement Community draws water from 5 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Sweet Wood Retirement Community 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 Sweet Wood Retirement Community 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