Public water system record
Aquarion-Hickory Hills
Serves Candlewood Orchards, Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 132 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Aquarion-Hickory Hills 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
- 16
Key facts
- Aquarion-Hickory Hills draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Connecticut, May 1997.
- Record on file since 1990, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 37 unknown out of 38 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Aquarion-Hickory Hills go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 157 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 138 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Aquarion-Hickory Hills between 1995 and 1997. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1997 | Connecticut | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 18, 1995 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 17, 1995 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 30 violations: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Pentachlorophenol, Heptachlor epoxide, Carbofuran, 2,4-D |
Where the water comes from
Aquarion-Hickory Hills draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Aquarion-Hickory Hills 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-Hickory Hills 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