Public water system · MA1193022
ActiveRoadside Cafe
At a glance
Roadside Cafe (PWSID MA1193022) is an active transient non-community water system in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 66 people through 1 service connection. 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 July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
66
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Roadside Cafe compare with other water systems in Berkshire County?
By EPA's size categories, Roadside Cafe 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 less than 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Roadside Cafe is about half of 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 Roadside Cafe?
EPA lists Roadside Cafe 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 Roadside Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between July 2017 and July 2017. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Nitrite. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
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.
Roadside Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Roadside Cafe?
Roadside Cafe (PWSID MA1193022) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Roadside Cafe serve?
Roadside Cafe reports serving 66 people through 1 service connection in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Where does Roadside Cafe 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 Roadside Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Roadside Cafe'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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Roadside Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Roadside Cafe 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 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 |
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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, “Roadside Cafe, PWSID MA1193022, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/roadside-cafe-ma1193022 (data as of October 1, 2026).