Public water system record
Barre Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Barre · 4,098 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Barre Water Department 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
- 24
Key facts
- Barre Water Department draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2026.
- Record on file since 1994, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 948 unknown out of 1,084 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Barre Water Department go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (18 resolved) and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 21 |
| 2000s | 8 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 32 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 23 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2014, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 23 formal enforcement actions against Barre Water Department between 1998 and 2026, filed as 24 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2026.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 28, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 19 violations: Groundwater Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Radium-228, Radium-226 |
| May 15, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 28, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 23, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 14, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 10, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 29, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 19, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 24, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 21, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 31, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 6, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 20, 2000 | Massachusetts | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 4, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations (1 health-based): DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Jun 7, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Dec 28, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Barre Water Department draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Barre Water Department 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