Question 1

Is Alcott School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Alcott School (PWS ID: CT1661292) has 108 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 638 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Alcott School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Alcott School serves 638 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Wolcott or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Wolcott, Connecticut.

Question 3

What type of violations does Alcott School have?

Accepted Answer

Alcott School has 108 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 107 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Alcott School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Alcott School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Alcott School use?

Accepted Answer

Alcott School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Alcott School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Alcott School ranks #25,519 of 29,740 by people served, and #145 of 184 in Connecticut. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Alcott School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Alcott School has 108 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 25% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 75% of that cohort has fewer violations than Alcott School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
Toluene	MR	2	2005
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2005
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2005
Toxaphene	MR	2	2005
Diquat	MR	2	2005
Glyphosate	MR	2	2005
Simazine	MR	2	2005
Dinoseb	MR	2	2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2005
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	2005
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	2005
Atrazine	MR	2	2005
Heptachlor	MR	2	2005
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2005
2,4-D	MR	2	2005
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2005

Alcott School

Alcott School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Alcott School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints