Is Aquarion-Carmen Hill 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

195

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-12-01 → 1998-12-31

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	2860 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	939 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1030 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.1 pCi/L 62% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	13/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0013 mg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Combined Uranium	47.55 µg/L 159% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 30 µg/L worst single sample: 48 µg/L	10/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	16.4 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	2.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	11.36 pCi/L 76% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 15.2 pCi/L	9/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2814.5 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2860 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	14.24 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.86 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	95.3 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 97 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	156 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal 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-Carmen Hill

Is Aquarion-Carmen Hill tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Aquarion-Carmen Hill'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-Carmen Hill's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Aquarion-Carmen Hill serve?

Aquarion-Carmen Hill reports serving 322 people in Connecticut, per its EPA record.

Has Aquarion-Carmen Hill had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 195 violations on file for Aquarion-Carmen Hill, of which 30 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.