Question 1

Is Hardwick Center Water District water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Hardwick Center Water District (PWS ID: MA1124000) has 64 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 80 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Hardwick Center Water District serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Hardwick Center Water District serves 80 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Gilbertville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 18 service connections. The operator address is listed in Gilbertville, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Hardwick Center Water District have?

Accepted Answer

Hardwick Center Water District has 64 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 50 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Hardwick Center Water District water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Hardwick Center Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Hardwick Center Water District use?

Accepted Answer

Hardwick Center Water District uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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 Hardwick Center Water District's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Hardwick Center Water District has 64 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). 63% of that cohort has fewer violations than Hardwick Center Water District. 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
Nitrate	MR	4	2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	4	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Styrene	MR	2	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	2	2016

Hardwick Center Water District

Hardwick Center Water District standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Hardwick Center Water District

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count