Is Ctwc - General Water Division Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-09-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-09-01 → 2014-09-30

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
Copper	184.2 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 221 µg/L	79/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.175 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	36/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	420 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0092 mg/L 61% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	411 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 420 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	7/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	610 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	11.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.3 µg/L	4/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	2.785 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	23.405 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 24.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.125 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.17 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.7 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2017

63 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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LOWRY, PAUL C.
Phone: 860-944-9655
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Ctwc - General Water Division

Is Ctwc - General Water Division tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Ctwc - General Water Division'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 Ctwc - General Water Division's water?

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

How many people does Ctwc - General Water Division serve?

Ctwc - General Water Division reports serving 306 people in Connecticut, per its EPA record.

Has Ctwc - General Water Division had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 22 violations on file for Ctwc - General Water Division, 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.