Public water system record
Benchmark Condominiums
Serves an area of Middlesex County, MA · 60 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Benchmark Condominiums in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Benchmark Condominiums draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2008.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6 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
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Benchmark Condominiums go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began March 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Benchmark Condominiums between 1999 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 1, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Nickel, Thallium, Total, CYANIDE, Fluoride, Arsenic |
| Jun 27, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 31, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Benchmark Condominiums draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Benchmark Condominiums 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 Benchmark Condominiums 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells