Question 1

Is Canterbury Childrens Academy water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Canterbury Childrens Academy (PWS ID: CT0229013) has 86 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 59 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Canterbury Childrens Academy serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Canterbury Childrens Academy serves 59 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Canterbury or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Canterbury, Connecticut.

Question 3

What type of violations does Canterbury Childrens Academy have?

Accepted Answer

Canterbury Childrens Academy has 86 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 77 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Canterbury Childrens Academy water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Canterbury Childrens Academy under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Canterbury Childrens Academy use?

Accepted Answer

Canterbury Childrens Academy 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

How does Canterbury Childrens Academy's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Canterbury Childrens Academy has 86 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 30% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 70% of that cohort has fewer violations than Canterbury Childrens Academy. 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)	MCL	8	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MR	7	2009
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2019
Toxaphene	MR	2	2005
Diquat	MR	2	2005
Simazine	MR	2	2005
Picloram	MR	2	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2005
Dinoseb	MR	2	2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2005
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	2005
Carbofuran	MR	2	2005
Aldicarb	MR	2	2005
Atrazine	MR	2	2005
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2005
2,4-D	MR	2	2005
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2005
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2005
Chlordane	MR	2	2005
LASSO	MR	2	2005
Heptachlor	MR	2	2005
Glyphosate	MR	2	2005
OXAMYL	MR	2	2005
Endrin	MR	2	2005
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	2005
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2005

Canterbury Childrens Academy

Canterbury Childrens Academy standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Canterbury Childrens Academy

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load