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Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Water Systems
179
Population Served
133,575
Total Violations
4,895
704 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

97.8%
Systems with Violations
27.3
Avg Violations per System
14.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
39 systems (22%)
SW
11 systems (6%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
22.2%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Berkshire Massachusetts water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept 43,927 144 Clean
North Adams Water Dept 13,000 320 Detected
Lenox Dpw Water Division 9,800 17 Clean
Adams Fire District 7,851 18 Clean
Williamstown Water Dept 7,326 17 Clean
Dalton Fire District 6,330 68 Clean
Lee Water Dept 5,420 61 Clean
Great Barrington Fire Dist 4,375 219 Clean
Stockbridge Water Dept 2,800 30 -
Lanesborough Fire and Water District 2,324 26 -
Hinsdale Water Dept 1,800 91 -
Monument Mtn Regional Hs 1,700 151 -
Cheshire Water Dept 1,407 57 -
Housatonic Water Works 1,391 53 -
Egremont Water Dept 1,000 108 -
Jiminy Peak Resort 1,000 30 -
Aquarion Water Company 987 10 -
Mt Greylock Regional School 930 88 Clean
Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival 750 31 -
Butternut Basin Inc 600 35 -
Camp Winadu 575 11 -
West Stockbridge Water Dept 535 31 -
Camp Greylock 500 14 -
Bard College at Simons Rock 500 18 -
Berkshire Mall LLC 500 12 -
YMCA Camp HI Rock 500 24 -
Camp Danbee 500 1 -
Dcr Mt Greylock State Reservation 464 28 -
Camp Mah Kee Nac 450 11 -
Berkshire School 425 29 -
Chimney Corners Camp 400 62 -
YMCA Camp Becket 400 10 -
Hutchinson Water LLC 400 22 -
Vacation Village in the Berkshires 400 94 -
Camp Lenox 325 22 -
Berkshire Waldorf School 300 68 -
Camp Kimama Halfmoon 300 6 -
Camp Russell 300 5 -
Clarksburg Elementary School 250 4 -
Dcr Beartown State Forest 250 42 -
Bousquet Sport 250 4 -
Richmond Consolidated School 250 9 -
Berkshire Country Day School 250 13 -
Huttopia Berkshire LLC 225 13 -
Farmington River Reg Elem School 225 3 -
White Pines Condominiums 225 37 -
Dcr Tolland State Forest 207 46 -
Camp Taconic 200 11 -
Buel Lake Associates LLC 200 18 -
Hume New England 1 200 6 -

Other Counties in Massachusetts

Suffolk County
8 systems · 3,456,243 served · 111 violations
Middlesex County
204 systems · 1,623,176 served · 16,575 violations
Essex County
67 systems · 908,499 served · 3,080 violations
Norfolk County
57 systems · 842,114 served · 2,645 violations
Worcester County
345 systems · 773,172 served · 23,751 violations
Bristol County
133 systems · 673,471 served · 3,611 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Berkshire County? ▼
Berkshire County has 4,895 total drinking water violations across 179 water systems, of which 704 are health-based violations. 97.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Berkshire County systems? ▼
Water systems in Berkshire County serve approximately 133,575 people through 179 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Berkshire County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Berkshire County, 2 had PFAS detected (22.2% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Berkshire County? ▼
Water systems in Berkshire County use GW (39 systems), SW (11 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 14.4% of Berkshire County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.