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Community Water System · PWS CT0660341

Garden Lane Apartments

Bantam, Connecticut 06750 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 40 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

40
People served
1,470
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,470 drinking-water violations at Garden Lane Apartments - above the Connecticut per-system average.

1,470
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
40
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Garden Lane Apartments

Garden Lane Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 40 residents in Bantam, Connecticut (Litchfield County) through 16 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,470 total violations for this system , of which 5 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,451 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 76 violations (MR). 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%).

Garden Lane Apartments's 1,470 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
40
Total Violations
1,470
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
16
County
Litchfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
1,451
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 76 2001
BHC-GAMMA MR 26 2001
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 26 2001
Aldicarb sulfone MR 26 2001
Carbofuran MR 26 2001
Heptachlor MR 26 2001
Heptachlor epoxide MR 26 2001
2,4,5-TP MR 26 2001
Pentachlorophenol MR 26 2001
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 26 2001
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 26 2001
Chlordane MR 26 2001
Diquat MR 26 2001
Glyphosate MR 26 2001
Simazine MR 26 2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 26 2001
Picloram MR 26 2001
Dinoseb MR 26 2001
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 26 2001
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 26 2001
Methoxychlor MR 26 2001
Toxaphene MR 26 2001
Aldicarb MR 26 2001
Dalapon MR 26 2001
OXAMYL MR 26 2001
Atrazine MR 26 2001
2,4-D MR 26 2001
Endrin MR 26 2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 26 2001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 26 2001

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 Garden Lane Apartments.

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 CT0660341 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 8000
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 5000
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 14 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 7000
2003 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 3100
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 76 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 3100
2001 BHC-GAMMA MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2010
2001 Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2043
2001 Aldicarb sulfone MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2044
2001 Carbofuran MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2046
2001 Heptachlor MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2065
2001 Heptachlor epoxide MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2067
2001 2,4,5-TP MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2110
2001 Pentachlorophenol MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2326
2001 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2383
2001 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 26 SDWIS / CT0660341 / 2946

How Garden Lane Apartments Compares

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

Metric Garden Lane Apartments Connecticut avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,470 88.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 40 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 Garden Lane Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Garden Lane Apartments (PWS ID: CT0660341) has 1470 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 40 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Garden Lane Apartments serve? ▼
Garden Lane Apartments serves 40 people in Bantam, Connecticut. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 16 service connections.
What type of violations does Garden Lane Apartments have? ▼
Garden Lane Apartments has 1,470 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,451 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Garden Lane Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Garden Lane Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Garden Lane Apartments use? ▼
Garden Lane Apartments 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.