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Seely - Brown Village

Serves an area of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 48 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Seely - Brown Village in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • CT1121131
  • POMFRET CENTER
  • CT
  • 48 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 06259
EPA system ID CT1121131

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Seely - Brown Village draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, January 2006.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.

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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
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Aug 10, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Oct 13, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 19, 2018 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Seely - Brown Village go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 13 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 2 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2009, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.024 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Connecticut regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Seely - Brown Village in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 17, 2006 Connecticut Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Arsenic

1 incident

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

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.

Where the water comes from

Seely - Brown Village draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Seely - Brown Village 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 Seely - Brown Village for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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