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Aquarion-New Hartford

Operator location Shelton, Connecticut - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 132 EPA violations; groundwater source; 1,872 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

1,872
People served (this PWS)
132
EPA violations (this PWS)
5
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Aquarion-New Hartford standing, high SDWIS violation third

132 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #14,142 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Aquarion-New Hartford sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (132), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,872 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#14,142 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#77 of 184
Population · CT
132
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
550
County
Litchfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
110
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 1992
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 1993
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1993
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1993
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1993
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1993
Vinyl chloride MR 4 1993
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1993
Styrene MR 4 1993
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1993
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 1993
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2022
Nitrate MR 4 2018
Benzene MR 4 1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1993
Ethylbenzene MR 4 1993
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1993
Toluene MR 4 1993
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1993
Nitrite MR 4 2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1993
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 1993
Chlorine MR 2 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2009
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2007

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Aquarion-New Hartford has 132 recorded EPA violations, 79% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 21% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 132), and it ranks #14,142 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

132 Higher than most more violations than 79% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFNA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/12/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/12/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/12/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/12/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/12/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/12/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/12/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

SDWIS compliance record for Aquarion-New Hartford

132 violations on record for CT0920011; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

132 violations · 1,872 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Aquarion-New Hartford

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater