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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CT0660424

Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant

Harwinton, Connecticut 06791 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 80 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

80
People served
10
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 10 drinking-water violations at Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant, 10% of them health-based - below the Connecticut per-system average.

10
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
80
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant

Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 80 residents in Harwinton, Connecticut (Litchfield County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 10 total violations for this system , of which 1 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 9 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 5 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%).

Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant's 10 violations sit below 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
80
Total Violations
10
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Litchfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
9
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2012
Nitrite MR 2 2015
Nitrate MR 2 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 2002

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 Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant.

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 CT0660424 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
2015 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / CT0660424 / 1041
2015 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / CT0660424 / 1040
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / CT0660424 / 3100
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / CT0660424 / 3100

How Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant Compares

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

Metric Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant Connecticut avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 10 88.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 80 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 Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant water safe to drink? ▼
Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant (PWS ID: CT0660424) has 10 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 80 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant serve? ▼
Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant serves 80 people in Harwinton, Connecticut. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant have? ▼
Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant has 10 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 9 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant use? ▼
Fairview Farms Golf Course & Restaurant uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.