Great Barrington, MA
Contamination score
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Reported illness & cancer claims
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Self-reported issues
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Public water systems
Bard College At Simons Rock
- PWSID:
- MA1113017
- Source:
- Ground water
- Serves:
- 500 people
Great Barrington Fire Dist
- PWSID:
- MA1113000
- Source:
- Ground water
- Serves:
- 4,375 people
Housatonic Water Works
- PWSID:
- MA1113003
- Source:
- Surface water
- Serves:
- 1,391 people
EPA & DEP violations
Public Notice — Other violation
medium severityResolvedPublic Notice Other violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Oct 1, 2021 · 4 years ago · Source ↗
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation
high severityHealth-basedArchivedTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Oct 1, 2021 · 4 years ago · Source ↗
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation
high severityHealth-basedArchivedTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Archived).
EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jul 1, 2021 · 4 years ago · Source ↗
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MR violation
medium severityResolvedTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2021 · 4 years ago · Source ↗
Nitrate — MR violation
medium severityResolvedNitrate MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2019 · 6 years ago · Source ↗
LASSO — MR violation
medium severityResolvedLASSO MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
2,4-D — MR violation
medium severityResolved2,4-D MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE — MR violation
medium severityResolvedETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Heptachlor epoxide — MR violation
medium severityResolvedHeptachlor epoxide MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Pentachlorophenol — MR violation
medium severityResolvedPentachlorophenol MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Toxaphene — MR violation
medium severityResolvedToxaphene MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate — MR violation
medium severityResolvedDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate — MR violation
medium severityResolvedDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Dinoseb — MR violation
medium severityResolvedDinoseb MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) — MR violation
medium severityResolvedTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
HEXACHLOROBENZENE — MR violation
medium severityResolvedHEXACHLOROBENZENE MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene — MR violation
medium severityResolvedHexachlorocyclopentadiene MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Picloram — MR violation
medium severityResolvedPicloram MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Simazine — MR violation
medium severityResolvedSimazine MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
2,3,7,8-TCDD — MR violation
medium severityResolved2,3,7,8-TCDD MR violation (Resolved).
EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗
Water-related lawsuits
No lawsuits on record.
In the news & sources
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