Public water system record
Wolcott Water Department
Serves an area of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 2,550 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Wolcott Water Department in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Wolcott Water Department buys its water from Waterbury Water Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Connecticut, December 2000.
- Record on file since 2000, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 761 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Wolcott Water Department go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 20 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Connecticut regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Wolcott Water Department in 2000. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2000 | Connecticut | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Wolcott Water Department buys its water from Waterbury Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Waterbury Water Department Waterbury, CT
Annual water quality report
Wolcott 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