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Community Water System · PWS CT0550321

Village Market Place

Goshen, Connecticut 06756 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 462 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

462
People served
218
EPA violations
42
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 218 drinking-water violations at Village Market Place, 19% of them health-based - above the Connecticut per-system average.

218
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
462
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Village Market Place

Village Market Place is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 462 residents in Goshen, Connecticut (Litchfield County) through 28 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 218 total violations for this system , of which 42 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 64 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 41 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Connecticut, EPA tracks 2,332 public water systems serving 2,886,005 people, with 206,662 cumulative violations and 21,779 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 88.6 violations. Statewide, 40 of 63 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (63.5%).

Village Market Place's 218 violations sit above the Connecticut average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
462
Total Violations
218
Health-Based Violations
42
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
28
County
Litchfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
34
Monitoring Violations
64
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 41 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 30 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 2006
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2000
DICHLOROMETHANE MCL 4 2002
Combined Uranium MR 4 2006
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2006
Nickel MR 4 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016
Radium-226 MR 2 2000
Radium-228 MR 2 2000
Public Notice Other 2 2019

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Village Market Place.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CT0550321 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Connecticut Drinking Water Authority

Connecticut's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find CT regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 41 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 7000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 5000
2022 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 1036
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 8000
2019 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 7500
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 8000
2006 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 6 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 4000
2006 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 4006
2006 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 4010
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 30 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 3100
2002 DICHLOROMETHANE MCL 4 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 2964
2000 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 3100
2000 Radium-226 MR 2 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 4020
2000 Radium-228 MR 2 SDWIS / CT0550321 / 4030

How Village Market Place Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Village Market Place Connecticut avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 218 88.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 42 9.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 63.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 462 1,238 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,332 regulated public water systems in Connecticut.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Village Market Place water safe to drink? ▼
Village Market Place (PWS ID: CT0550321) has 218 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 462 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Village Market Place serve? ▼
Village Market Place serves 462 people in Goshen, Connecticut. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 28 service connections.
What type of violations does Village Market Place have? ▼
Village Market Place has 218 total violations: 42 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Village Market Place water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Village Market Place under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Village Market Place use? ▼
Village Market Place uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.