Public water system record
Hillcrest Water District
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 1,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Hillcrest Water District in the last ten years.
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Hillcrest Water District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2015.
- Record on file since 1979, with 43 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 42 unknown out of 398 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 1979
EPA's records for Hillcrest Water District go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 43 health-based violations (42 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 51 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4 | 13 |
| 2000s | 35 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 31 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Resolved.
Show all 43 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 33 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 35 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 36 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 35 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 39 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 35 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 34 formal enforcement actions against Hillcrest Water District between 1996 and 2015, filed as 41 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Combined Uranium |
| Feb 17, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 12, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 26, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 23 violations: Total Coliform, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 13, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 8, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 22, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 5, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 22, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 27, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 29, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic, Combined Uranium |
| Jan 14, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 20, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic, Combined Uranium |
| Jul 22, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Uranium, Arsenic |
| Apr 28, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Uranium, Arsenic |
| Jan 17, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Uranium, Arsenic |
| Nov 29, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Uranium, Arsenic |
| Jul 16, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic, Combined Uranium |
| May 9, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Apr 12, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Feb 5, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jan 8, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Dec 5, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 6, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Sep 25, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Jun 21, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Uranium, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Feb 9, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Oct 21, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 14, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Fluoride |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Tritium, Gross Beta Particle Activity, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Radium-228 |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Dec 16, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Hillcrest Water District draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Leicester Water Supply District.
Buys water from
- Leicester Water Supply District Leicester, MA
Annual water quality report
Hillcrest Water District 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