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Water system · PWSID CT1280011

TARIFFVILLE FIRE DISTRICT WATER DEPT

TARIFFVILLE, CT · ~1,477 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CT1280011

State

Connecticut

City

TARIFFVILLE

Population served

1,477

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

42

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

70

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Aug 2023 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Oct 2022 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Aug 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Aug 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2383 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2051 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Aug 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Jun 2024
  • State action · SIA Jun 2024
  • State action · SOX Sep 2023
  • State action · SIA Sep 2023
  • State action · SIA Sep 2023
  • State action · SIF Aug 2023
  • State action · SOX Aug 2023
  • State action · SIA Aug 2023

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.464 · max 0.781 mg/l as N · 90

Copper

1 station · latest Sep 2023

1.2 · max 2.2 ug/l · 29

Fluoride

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.05 · max 0.06 mg/l · 29

Lead

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.107 · max 0.267 ug/l · 29

Manganese

1 station · latest Sep 2023

38 · max 141 ug/l · 29

Uranium

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.0445 · max 0.097 ug/l · 28

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CT1280011 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.