Is Hardwick Center Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Worcester

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-09-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-08-08
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-08-08
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-01-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-08-01 → 2016-08-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-08-01 → 2016-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0164 mg/L 109% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Barium	5.76 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	364.75 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 370 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROBERT J FLAGG
Phone: 4134778590
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hardwick Center Water District

Is Hardwick Center Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 5 contaminants in Hardwick Center Water District's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Hardwick Center Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Barium, Fluoride, Chromium. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Hardwick Center Water District serve?

Hardwick Center Water District reports serving 80 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Hardwick Center Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 57 violations on file for Hardwick Center Water District, of which 7 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.