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Pine Hill Condominium

Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA · 95 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Pine Hill Condominium in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • MA2002010
  • WORCESTER
  • MA
  • 95 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 01605
EPA system ID MA2002010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Pine Hill Condominium draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2011.
  • Record on file since 1987, with 7 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 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1987

EPA's records for Pine Hill Condominium go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 272 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 0 205
2000s 4 66
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2012, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Pine Hill Condominium between 1994 and 2011, filed as 24 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2011.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 27, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Apr 30, 2007 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Feb 12, 2007 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 12, 2006 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 2, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order with a penalty 143 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Simazine, Nitrite
Jun 27, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Dec 19, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 60 violations: Simazine, Nitrite, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Endothall
Mar 10, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Aug 31, 1999 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 29 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total
Mar 22, 1999 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 30, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 47 violations: Beryllium, Total, Thallium, Total, Methoxychlor, Endothall, Glyphosate
Mar 31, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations: Nitrate, Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 31, 1997 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 27, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 67 violations: Total Coliform, Methoxychlor, Dalapon, Diquat, Endothall
Apr 22, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 60 violations: Nitrate, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane
Oct 17, 1995 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 3, 1995 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene
May 12, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
May 9, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrite

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

1 incident

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Pine Hill Condominium draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Pine Hill Condominium 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 Pine Hill Condominium for a copy.

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