Question 1

Is Berwick Early Learning Center water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Early Learning Center (PWS ID: ME0095024) has 299 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 56 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Berwick Early Learning Center serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Berwick Early Learning Center serves 56 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Berwick or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Berwick, Maine.

Question 3

What type of violations does Berwick Early Learning Center have?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Early Learning Center has 299 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 289 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 Berwick Early Learning Center water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Berwick Early Learning Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Berwick Early Learning Center use?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Early Learning Center uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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 Berwick Early Learning Center's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Berwick Early Learning Center has 299 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 9% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 91% of that cohort has fewer violations than Berwick Early Learning Center. 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)	MR	44	2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	5	2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2011
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	5	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2011
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2011
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2011
Trichloroethylene	MR	5	2011
Benzene	MR	5	2011
Toluene	MR	5	2011
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2011
Styrene	MR	5	2011
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	5	2012
OXAMYL	MR	5	2011
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	5	2011
Carbofuran	MR	5	2011
Aldicarb	MR	5	2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	5	2011
Chlordane	MR	5	2011
Endrin	MR	5	2011
BHC-GAMMA	MR	5	2011
Methoxychlor	MR	5	2011
Simazine	MR	5	2011
Atrazine	MR	5	2011
LASSO	MR	5	2011
Heptachlor	MR	5	2011

Berwick Early Learning Center

Berwick Early Learning Center standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Berwick Early Learning Center

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load