Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility
901 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · Berkshire County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 9.85 MGD
- Design flow
- 17 MGD
- NPDES permit
- MA0101681
- Effective
- Permit expires
- October 2026
- Population served
- 48,150
- CWNS 2022
Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts treating an average of 9.85 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 17 MGD, serving about 48,150 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit MA0101681 (effective), which expires in October 2026, with 85 recorded violations in the last three years. EPA has recorded 2 formal enforcement actions naming the plant, the latest in February 2024.
Treatment technology
15 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility.
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 85
- Effluent violations
- 27
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
EPA enforcement history
Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 2
- 0 since FY2020
- Compliance actions
- $80M
- required by EPA orders
- EPA inspections
- 1
- latest Nov 2006
Latest case · Feb 2024
PITTSFIELD WWTP
Administrative order · CWA, NPDES Permit Violations · Final Order No Penalty · Compliance actions $50M
EPA's description of the case:
“The City of Pittsfield, MA's NPDES permit contains water quality based imits for total phosphorus and total aluminum which the existing treatment system cannot meet. In addition, the City has had…”
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Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 01-2011-2003.
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Every action against Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Capital improvement projects in Pittsfield
Pittsfield's capital improvement plan lists 19 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $19M starting 2026–2029. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| WWTP Raw Sewage Pump Replacement | $4,300,000 | 2028–2028 |
| CHP - Supplemental | $2,800,000 | 2026–2026 |
| WWTP Switchgear | $2,800,000 | 2026–2026 |
| WWTP Road Repairs | $2,300,000 | 2027–2027 |
| WWTP Aeration Automated Valves (EPA Grant) | $1,572,598 | 2026–2026 |
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Key contacts
5 verified contacts for Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 26, 2026; facility record last updated March 16, 2025.
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