Public water system record
Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret.
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 48 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. 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
- Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2011.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 13 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 1991
EPA's records for Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 210 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 204 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began December 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 25, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. between 1994 and 2011, filed as 15 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| May 15, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 25, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 31, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 45 violations: Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Aldicarb sulfone, Carbofuran, Aldicarb, Atrazine |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 34 violations: Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Aldicarb sulfoxide, Aldicarb sulfone, Carbofuran, Aldicarb |
| Apr 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 71 violations: Carbofuran, Atrazine, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, Heptachlor, 2,4,5-TP |
| Mar 3, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
| May 9, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. 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 Northbrook Village I / Berlin Ret. 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.
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