Is North Purchase Elderly Housing Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Litchfield

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-12-01 → 2004-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-12-01 → 2004-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-12-01 → 2004-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-12-01 → 2004-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-01 → 2004-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-01 → 2004-11-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	5140 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5200 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	5035 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5200 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	490 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2024
Dibromochloromethane	1.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	2.675 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/11	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Uranium	9.09845 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2016–2019
Barium	19.5 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.087 pCi/L 42% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.1 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.54335 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.593 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Nitrite	204.5 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	3 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/11	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2016
Fluoride	260 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.7 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2017

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TRAVER, JENNIFER
Phone: 203-266-5353
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about North Purchase Elderly Housing

Is North Purchase Elderly Housing tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in North Purchase Elderly Housing's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in North Purchase Elderly Housing's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Lead, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does North Purchase Elderly Housing serve?

North Purchase Elderly Housing reports serving 72 people in Connecticut, per its EPA record.

Has North Purchase Elderly Housing had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 96 violations on file for North Purchase Elderly Housing, of which 20 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.