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Litchfield County, Connecticut

Water Systems
345
Population Served
117,396
Total Violations
27,780
2,738 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

96.2%
Systems with Violations
80.5
Avg Violations per System
9.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
43 systems (12%)
SW
7 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Litchfield Connecticut water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Torrington Water Company 37,915 105 Clean
Watertown Water & Sewer Authority 9,972 144 Clean
Winsted Water Works 7,784 191 Clean
Watertown Fire District 6,718 178 Clean
Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Terryville System 5,607 9 Clean
Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Thomaston System 3,789 84 Clean
Aquarion-Litchfield Regional 3,097 12 Clean
Aquarion-Salisbury 1,932 23 -
Aquarion-New Hartford 1,872 132 Clean
Aquarion-North Canaan 1,481 15 -
Lone Oak Campground 1,250 29 -
Aquarion-Woodbury 1,209 231 -
Aquarion-Norfolk 913 19 -
Woodlake Tax District 912 63 -
Kenmont & Kenwood Camps 825 21 -
Aquarion-Kent 817 22 -
Sharon Water & Sewer Commission 803 309 -
Shepaug Middle/High School 770 42 -
Housatonic Valley Regional Hs 750 97 -
Clc Owners Corporation 736 454 -
Kent School Corp (Valley Campus) 722 190 -
Ski Sundown, Inc. 600 13 -
Watertown Water & Sewer - Westgate 600 58 -
Kent Falls State Park 573 25 -
Salisbury School 520 74 -
Camp Jewell-Senior 500 114 -
Camp Jewell-Sunrise 500 303 -
Sunny Valley Tax District 500 121 -
Aquarion-Falls Village 488 236 -
Village Market Place 462 218 -
Bucks Rock Camp 450 12 -
Bethlehem Elementary School/District 14 406 63 -
Rumsey Hall School 398 108 -
Aquarion-Meadowbrook 396 51 -
Antolini Elementary School 385 52 -
Barkhamsted Elementary School 360 26 -
Camp Mattatuck- Well #2 System 350 63 -
Washington Montessori School 350 146 -
Aquarion-Carmen Hill 322 207 -
Candlewood Trails Association, Inc. 312 350 -
Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation 300 16 -
Lake Warramaug/Campground Well 300 29 -
Lake Warramaug/Day Use Well 300 48 -
Birch Groves Association, Inc 300 225 -
The Frederick Gunn School, Inc. 300 291 -
Macedonia Brook S.p./Camp Site #30 287 21 -
Old Farms Condominium Association Inc 285 498 -
Torrington Country Club 280 56 -
West Hill Lake Water Assoc. 276 270 -
Aquarion-Forest Hills 265 205 -

Other Counties in Connecticut

Hartford County
219 systems · 836,032 served · 20,244 violations
Fairfield County
336 systems · 779,265 served · 42,084 violations
New Haven County
212 systems · 723,250 served · 17,543 violations
New London County
396 systems · 209,068 served · 34,737 violations
Middlesex County
276 systems · 97,390 served · 25,593 violations
Windham County
255 systems · 63,884 served · 21,628 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Litchfield County? ▼
Litchfield County has 27,780 total drinking water violations across 345 water systems, of which 2,738 are health-based violations. 96.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Litchfield County systems? ▼
Water systems in Litchfield County serve approximately 117,396 people through 345 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Litchfield County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Litchfield County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Litchfield County? ▼
Water systems in Litchfield County use GW (43 systems), SW (7 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 9.9% of Litchfield County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.