Question 1

Is Housatonic Valley Regional Hs water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Housatonic Valley Regional Hs (PWS ID: CT0210012) has 97 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 750 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Housatonic Valley Regional Hs serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Housatonic Valley Regional Hs serves 750 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Falls Village or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections. The operator address is listed in Falls Village, Connecticut.

Question 3

What type of violations does Housatonic Valley Regional Hs have?

Accepted Answer

Housatonic Valley Regional Hs has 97 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Housatonic Valley Regional Hs water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Housatonic Valley Regional Hs under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Housatonic Valley Regional Hs use?

Accepted Answer

Housatonic Valley Regional Hs uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Housatonic Valley Regional Hs sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Housatonic Valley Regional Hs ranks #23,331 of 29,740 by people served, and #127 of 184 in Connecticut. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Housatonic Valley Regional Hs's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Housatonic Valley Regional Hs has 97 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Housatonic Valley Regional Hs. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	21	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	19	1994
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	10	2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2006
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2006
Toluene	MR	2	2006
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2006
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2006
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Styrene	MR	2	2006
Nickel	MR	2	2015
Benzene	MR	2	2006
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2006
Coliform (TCR)	Other	1	1994

Housatonic Valley Regional Hs

Housatonic Valley Regional Hs standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Housatonic Valley Regional Hs

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints