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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MA1113028

American Institute for Economic Research

Operator location Great Barrington, Massachusetts - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 25 people served; 47 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

25
People served (this PWS)
47
EPA violations (this PWS)
8
Health-based (this PWS)
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

American Institute for Economic Research standing, mid SDWIS violation third

25 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 17% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

American Institute for Economic Research lands in the middle third by violation volume (47), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (25; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 17% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

47
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Berkshire
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
30
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2013
Public Notice Other 2 2012
Endrin MR 1 2005
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 2005
Toxaphene MR 1 2005
Dalapon MR 1 2005
OXAMYL MR 1 2005
Simazine MR 1 2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 2005
Dinoseb MR 1 2005
Atrazine MR 1 2005
LASSO MR 1 2005
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 1 2005
2,4,5-TP MR 1 2005
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 1 2005
Pentachlorophenol MR 1 2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 2005
Chlordane MR 1 2005
Diquat MR 1 2005
Carbofuran MR 1 2005
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 2005
Endothall MR 1 2005
Heptachlor MR 1 2005
Glyphosate MR 1 2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 1 2005
Methoxychlor MR 1 2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 2005

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

American Institute for Economic Research has 47 recorded EPA violations, 55% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 45% carry more. 17% of this system's own violations are health-based (8 of 47), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

47 Around the middle fewer violations than 45% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

Population served record for American Institute for Economic Research

EPA SDWIS lists 25 people served and 6 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

47 violations · 25 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with American Institute for Economic Research

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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