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Community Water System · PWS CT1220061

Salisbury School

Salisbury, Connecticut 06068 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 520 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

520
People served
74
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 74 drinking-water violations at Salisbury School, 11% of them health-based - below the Connecticut per-system average.

74
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
520
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Salisbury School

Salisbury School is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 520 residents in Salisbury, Connecticut (Litchfield County) through 30 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 74 total violations for this system , of which 8 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 11 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%).

Salisbury School's 74 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
520
Total Violations
74
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
30
County
Litchfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2001
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2013
Chlorine MR 8 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 1996
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2006
E. COLI MR 4 2019
Thallium, Total MR 2 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2002
Nickel MR 2 2002
Nitrite MR 2 2004
TTHM MR 2 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2013
Antimony, Total MR 2 2002
Nitrate MR 2 2004

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 Salisbury School.

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 CT1220061 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
2019 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 0999
2019 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 3100
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 2456
2011 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 2950
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 7000
2004 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 1041
2004 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 1040
2002 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 1085
2002 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 1075
2002 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 1036
2002 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 1074
2001 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 5000
1996 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / CT1220061 / 3100

How Salisbury School Compares

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

Metric Salisbury School Connecticut avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 74 88.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 520 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 Salisbury School water safe to drink? ▼
Salisbury School (PWS ID: CT1220061) has 74 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 520 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Salisbury School serve? ▼
Salisbury School serves 520 people in Salisbury, Connecticut. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 30 service connections.
What type of violations does Salisbury School have? ▼
Salisbury School has 74 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Salisbury School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Salisbury School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Salisbury School use? ▼
Salisbury School 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.