Public water system · MA1058002
ActiveBerkshire Estates
At a glance
Berkshire Estates (PWSID MA1058002) is an active community water system in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 180 people through 96 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
96
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Berkshire Estates compare with other water systems in Berkshire County?
By EPA's size categories, Berkshire Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Berkshire County has 183 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 730 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 133,497 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Berkshire Estates is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Massachusetts has 531 active community water systems, 32% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Berkshire Estates?
EPA lists Berkshire Estates as privately owned. The MA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 140 of the 183 active systems in Berkshire County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Berkshire Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015. The violations listed here began between March 2005 and June 2015. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as addressed and 1 as archived. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Addressed |
| 2005-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Berkshire Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Berkshire Estates?
Berkshire Estates (PWSID MA1058002) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Berkshire Estates serve?
Berkshire Estates reports serving 180 people through 96 service connections in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Where does Berkshire Estates get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Berkshire Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Berkshire Estates' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Berkshire Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Berkshire Estates must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Berkshire County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept | Berkshire | 43,927 | Community | Surface water |
| North Adams Water Dept | Berkshire | 13,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Lenox Dpw Water Division | Berkshire | 9,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Adams Fire District | Berkshire | 7,945 | Community | Groundwater |
| Williamstown Water Dept | Berkshire | 7,326 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dalton Fire District | Berkshire | 6,330 | Community | Purchased surface water |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Berkshire Estates, PWSID MA1058002, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/berkshire-estates-ma1058002 (data as of October 1, 2026).