Public water system record
Torrington Water Company
Serves Torrington, Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT · 37,915 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Torrington Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Torrington Water Company draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 4 reservoirs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Connecticut, May 1995.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 8,784 unknown out of 10,164 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 31, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Torrington Water Company go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 28 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1992, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
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 Torrington Water Company between 1993 and 1995. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 1995.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1995 | Connecticut | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 24, 1993 | Connecticut | Consent decree or court judgment | 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 |
What the violations mean
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
Where the water comes from
Torrington Water Company draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 4 reservoirs. 1 other community water system buys water from Torrington Water Company.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aquarion-Litchfield Regional Shelton, CT
Annual water quality report
Torrington Water Company 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
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.
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