Public water system record
Berks Hill Estates
Serves an area of Berks County, PA · 50 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Berks Hill Estates in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Berks Hill Estates draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 30 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Berks Hill Estates go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 36 |
| 1990s | 2 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 6 formal enforcement actions against Berks Hill Estates between 1988 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 2, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jun 14, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 5, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Chlorine |
| Feb 13, 2001 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 27, 1988 | Pennsylvania | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Methoxychlor, 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP, BHC-GAMMA, Toxaphene |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Berks Hill Estates draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Berks Hill Estates 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 Berks Hill Estates 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 Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells