Public water system record
North Brookfield Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes North Brookfield · 3,903 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for North Brookfield 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
- 1
Key facts
- North Brookfield Water Department draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,301 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, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for North Brookfield Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1997, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against North Brookfield Water Department between 1990 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 22, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 29, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 10, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 14, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 11, 1990 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
North Brookfield Water Department draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
North Brookfield 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.
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