Is Aquarion-Ball Pond Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2002-01-01 → 2002-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-11-01 → 2001-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-11-01 → 2001-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-11-01 → 2001-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-11-01 → 2001-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-11-01 → 2001-11-30

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
Copper	395.5 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 620 µg/L	54/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2086 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2648 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	41/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	9.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	36/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	36/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2077.9 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2648 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	23/42	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	26.35 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 34 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	11/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0028 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	11/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	42.2 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	122 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	16.15 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 16.2 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.12 pCi/L 62% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.2 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.72 pCi/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.8 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.8000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/24	SYR4	2012–2019

58 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ULRICH, ROBERT J.
Phone: 203-926-4320
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Aquarion-Ball Pond

Is Aquarion-Ball Pond tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Aquarion-Ball Pond'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 Aquarion-Ball Pond's water?

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

How many people does Aquarion-Ball Pond serve?

Aquarion-Ball Pond reports serving 629 people in Connecticut, per its EPA record.

Has Aquarion-Ball Pond had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 71 violations on file for Aquarion-Ball Pond, of which 49 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.