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Aquarion-Valley

Serves an area of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 13,080 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Aquarion-Valley in the last ten years.

  • CT1240011
  • SHELTON
  • CT
  • 13,080 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 06484
EPA system ID CT1240011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Aquarion-Valley draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 4,783 unknown out of 5,619 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.

None since October 2016.

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
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for Aquarion-Valley go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Where the water comes from

Aquarion-Valley draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Regional Water Authority. 1 other community water system buys water from Aquarion-Valley.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Aquarion-Valley 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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

Testing your own water

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