Public water system record
Aquarion-Berkshire
Serves an area of Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 75 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Aquarion-Berkshire in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Aquarion-Berkshire buys its water from Danbury Water Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, January 2005.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 75 unknown out of 75 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Aquarion-Berkshire go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 1994, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Aquarion-Berkshire between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2005 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 11, 2004 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Aquarion-Berkshire buys its water from Danbury Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Aquarion-Berkshire.
Buys water from
- Danbury Water Department Danbury, CT
Community systems that buy water from it
- Danbury Water Department Danbury, CT
Annual water quality report
Aquarion-Berkshire must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Aquarion-Berkshire for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Connecticut.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells