Public water system record
Portland Water Department
Serves Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT · 5,010 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Portland Water Department 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
- 4
Key facts
- Portland Water Department draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Connecticut, June 1997.
- Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8 unknown out of 2,370 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, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Portland Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2008, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Portland Water Department and issued 1 boil water order between 1985 and 1997. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1997 | Connecticut | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 24, 1993 | Connecticut | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 30, 1993 | Connecticut | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Connecticut | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Portland Water Department draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Metropolitan District Commission.
Buys water from
- Metropolitan District Commission Hartford, CT
Annual water quality report
Portland Water Department 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