Question 1

Is Chimney Corners Camp water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Chimney Corners Camp (PWS ID: MA1022017) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 400 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Chimney Corners Camp serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Chimney Corners Camp serves 400 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Becket or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 20 service connections. The operator address is listed in Becket, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Chimney Corners Camp have?

Accepted Answer

Chimney Corners Camp has 62 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 43 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Chimney Corners Camp water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Chimney Corners Camp under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Chimney Corners Camp use?

Accepted Answer

Chimney Corners Camp uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Chimney Corners Camp's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Chimney Corners Camp has 62 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 37% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 62% of that cohort has fewer violations than Chimney Corners Camp. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	15	2015
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2009
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2009
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2009
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2009
Styrene	MR	2	2009
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2009
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2009
Benzene	MR	2	2009
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2009
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2009
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2009
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2009
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2009
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2009
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2009
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2009
Toluene	MR	2	2009
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2009
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2009
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2009
Coliform (TCR)	MR	1	1995

Chimney Corners Camp

Chimney Corners Camp standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Chimney Corners Camp

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count