Public water system record
CTWC - Westchester East
Serves Lake Pocotopaug, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT · 153 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for CTWC - Westchester East in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- CTWC - Westchester East draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, April 2003.
- Record on file since 1990, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8 unknown out of 66 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
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Active |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for CTWC - Westchester East go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (16 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 76 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 | 51 |
| 2000s | 6 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2010, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 2, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against CTWC - Westchester East and issued 1 boil water order between 1992 and 2003. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2003 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Apr 14, 1997 | Connecticut | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 10, 1992 | Connecticut | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
CTWC - Westchester East draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
CTWC - Westchester East 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 CTWC - Westchester East 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