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Blue Trails Water Association

Serves Northford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region and Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT · 228 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 32 monitoring/reporting issues for Blue Trails Water Association in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CT0990011
  • DURHAM
  • CT
  • 228 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 06422
EPA system ID CT0990011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
32

Key facts

  • Blue Trails Water Association draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, November 2008.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 56 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 31, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 13, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Aug 10, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Blue Trails Water Association go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 83 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 68
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 30

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1993, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Connecticut regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Blue Trails Water Association in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 10, 2008 Connecticut Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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.

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Blue Trails Water Association draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Blue Trails Water Association 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 Blue Trails Water Association for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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