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Community Water System · PWS MA1090000

Egremont Water Dept

South Egremont, Massachusetts 01258 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
108
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 108 drinking-water violations at Egremont Water Dept, 7% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

108
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Egremont Water Dept

Egremont Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in South Egremont, Massachusetts (Berkshire County) through 180 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 108 total violations for this system , of which 8 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 67 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 6 violations (TT, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Massachusetts, EPA tracks 1,599 public water systems serving 10,332,845 people, with 73,886 cumulative violations and 7,389 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 46.2 violations. Statewide, 148 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (56.3%).

Egremont Water Dept's 108 violations sit above the Massachusetts average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,000
Total Violations
108
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
180
County
Berkshire
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
67
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2010
Chlordane MR 2 2015
Endrin MR 2 2015
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2015
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2015
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2015
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2015
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2015
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2015
Dalapon MR 2 2015
Dinoseb MR 2 2015
Diquat MR 2 2015
Glyphosate MR 2 2015
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2015
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2015
Picloram MR 2 2015
Simazine MR 2 2015
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 2015
Nitrate MR 2 2015
TTHM MR 2 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2015
LASSO MR 2 2015
2,4-D MR 2 2015
Carbofuran MR 2 2015
Atrazine MR 2 2015
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2015
Endothall MR 2 2015
OXAMYL MR 2 2015
Methoxychlor MR 2 2015

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Egremont Water Dept.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MA1090000 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Massachusetts Drinking Water Authority

MassDEP, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Egremont Water Dept under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2015 Chlordane MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2959
2015 Endrin MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2005
2015 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2946
2015 Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2067
2015 Pentachlorophenol MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2326
2015 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2010
2015 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2931
2015 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2306
2015 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2031
2015 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2041
2015 Diquat MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2032
2015 Glyphosate MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2034
2015 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2274
2015 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2042
2015 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / MA1090000 / 2040

How Egremont Water Dept Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Egremont Water Dept Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 108 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 56.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,000 6,462 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,599 regulated public water systems in Massachusetts.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Egremont Water Dept water safe to drink? ▼
Egremont Water Dept (PWS ID: MA1090000) has 108 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Egremont Water Dept serve? ▼
Egremont Water Dept serves 1,000 people in South Egremont, Massachusetts. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 180 service connections.
What type of violations does Egremont Water Dept have? ▼
Egremont Water Dept has 108 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 67 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Egremont Water Dept water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Egremont Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Egremont Water Dept use? ▼
Egremont Water Dept uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.