Public water system record
Aquarion-Ball Pond
Serves Ball Pond, Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 629 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Aquarion-Ball Pond 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
- 15
Key facts
- Aquarion-Ball Pond draws water from 10 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, October 2001.
- Record on file since 1994, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 208 unknown out of 215 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 |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Aquarion-Ball Pond go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2002, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Aquarion-Ball Pond in 2001. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2001 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Aquarion-Ball Pond draws water from 10 wells.
Annual water quality report
Aquarion-Ball Pond 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
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