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First Parish Church of Berlin

At a glance

First Parish Church of Berlin (PWSID MA2028004) is an active transient non-community water system in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMA2028004

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMA state drinking water program

City servedBerlin

StateMassachusetts

ZIP01503

CountyWorcester County

How does First Parish Church of Berlin compare with other water systems in Worcester County?

By EPA's size categories, First Parish Church of Berlin is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Worcester County has 346 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,239 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 774,523 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so First Parish Church of Berlin is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Massachusetts has 859 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 First Parish Church of Berlin?

EPA lists First Parish Church of Berlin 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. 252 of the 346 active systems in Worcester County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does First Parish Church of Berlin have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2021 and July 2024. By type: 12 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (12 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2024-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2023-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2023-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2023-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2023-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2022-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2022-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2022-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2022-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2021-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

First Parish Church of Berlin: frequently asked questions

Who runs First Parish Church of Berlin?

First Parish Church of Berlin (PWSID MA2028004) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.

How many people does First Parish Church of Berlin serve?

First Parish Church of Berlin reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Where does First Parish Church of Berlin 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 First Parish Church of Berlin have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 First Parish Church of Berlin's 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.

Where can I find First Parish Church of Berlin's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. First Parish Church of Berlin is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Worcester County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division	Worcester	206,518	Community	Surface water
Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply	Worcester	41,946	Community	Surface water
Leominster Water Division	Worcester	41,683	Community	Surface water
Shrewsbury Water Department	Worcester	38,325	Community	Groundwater
Milford Water Department	Worcester	30,379	Community	Surface water
Westborough Water Department	Worcester	21,567	Community	Surface water

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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, “First Parish Church of Berlin, PWSID MA2028004, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/first-parish-church-of-berlin-ma2028004 (data as of October 1, 2026).