Is Berkshire School Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Berkshire

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-07-01 → 2014-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-07-01 → 1995-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-21
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-21
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1995-09-01 → 1995-09-30

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
Lead	0.00033 mg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Nitrate	78 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	2.9365 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.97 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.6600 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Chloroform	0.8400 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.7800 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	0.5000 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019

64 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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DAN TOMPKINS
Phone: 4132291337
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Berkshire School

Is Berkshire School tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Berkshire School'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 Berkshire School's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Nitrate, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Berkshire School serve?

Berkshire School reports serving 425 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Berkshire School had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Berkshire School, of which 5 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.