Berkshire County, MA
The federal environmental record for Berkshire County (population 126,818): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
18
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
9
TRI facilities
5
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE - Housatonic River | Pittsfield | proposed | - |
| Rose Disposal Pit | Lanesboro | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Berkshire with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH ADAMS WATER DEPT MA1209000 | PFOA: 5.9 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
9 facilities in Berkshire filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 32k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILL | SOUTH LEE | Formaldehyde, Formic acid | 27k lb |
| PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LP | PITTSFIELD | Ammonia | 3k lb |
| O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITY | PITTSFIELD | Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2k lb |
| SPECIALTY MINERALS INC | ADAMS | Lead compounds, Naphthalene | 1k lb |
| BERKSHIRE CONCRETE CORP | PITTSFIELD | Lead, Mercury | 1 lb |
| HOLLAND CO | ADAMS | Ammonia | 1 lb |
| CRANE PIONEER MILL | DALTON | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lb |
| INTERPRINT INC | PITTSFIELD | - | 0 lb |
| CRANE & CO. INC. | DALTON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 472 tank facilities in Berkshire: 241 tanks in service and 1,251 closed. 181 fuel releases are on record, of which 5 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Berkshire as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Berkshire, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BERKSHIRE TANNING CO (FORMER)NORTH ADAMS
- BRANN MICHAEL SERVICELANESBORO
- CURTIS PAPER MILLADAMS
- GE - HOUSATONIC RIVERPITTSFIELD
- GREAT AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCN ADAMS
- HOLLAND COMPANYADAMS
- HOUSATONIC RIVERLENOX
- JB PAPER FACTORYPITTSFIELD
- JH MAXYMILLAN INCLANESBORO
- LICHTMAN TANNING CORP (FORMER)PITTSFIELD
- LOT NEAR HEWITTCLARKSBURG
- MRA LABORATORIES INCNORTH ADAMS
- NEW ENGLAND LOG HOMES SITEGREAT BARRINGTON
- NORTH ADAMS LANDFILLNORTH ADAMS
- PITTSFIELD MUNI LANDFILLPITTSFIELD
- RIED CLEANERSGREAT BARRINGTON
- SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CONORTH ADAMS
- WR GRACE/FOISEY FARMCHESHIRE