Public water system record
East Windsor Housing Authority
Serves Broad Brook, Capitol Planning Region, CT · 94 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for East Windsor Housing Authority in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- East Windsor Housing Authority draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, June 2004.
- Record on file since 1992, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 15 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
ManMade Beta Particle and Photon Emitter
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Tritium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
38-STRONTIUM-90
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for East Windsor Housing Authority go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against East Windsor Housing Authority between 1995 and 2004. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2004 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Dec 12, 1996 | Connecticut | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 17, 1995 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
3 incidentsTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
East Windsor Housing Authority draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
East Windsor Housing Authority 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 East Windsor Housing Authority 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