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CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System

Serves Essex Village, Deep River Center and Chester Center, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT · 5,030 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System in the last ten years.

  • CT0261031
  • CLINTON
  • CT
  • 5,030 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 06413
EPA system ID CT0261031

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System draws water from 1 well, 5 surface water intakes and 5 reservoirs.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, December 2006.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 44 lead and 699 unknown out of 2,701 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 44 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 44
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Enforcement actions

Connecticut regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 6, 2006 Connecticut Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite

Where the water comes from

CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System draws water from 1 well, 5 surface water intakes and 5 reservoirs. 1 other community water system buys water from CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

CTWC - Shoreline Region-Chester System 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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