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Summary of Connecticut and what Connecticut water is like will be coming soon.
Interesting Information Regarding drinking water in Connecticut:In 1994 and 1995, 271,585 people in 277 communities in Connecticut drank water that failed to meet federal health standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In addition, 47 schools, hospitals and daycare centers with privately owned water supplies responsible for providing water to 24,188 of society's most vulnerable members also reported violations of basic drinking water safety standards.
Tap water in Connecticut continues to be plagued by basic bacterial contamination problems. Data which is supplied to EPA by state authorities, indicate that in 1994-1995, 46,092 people in 24 communities drank water from water systems containing disease-causing fecal matter. 157,506 people in Connecticut drank water from suppliers with chronic coliform bacteria, and 72,182 in 4 communities drank from water suppliers that failed to meet EPA standards for properly filtering and disinfecting tap water. Largely based on widespread contamination of tap water by Cryptosporidium, (a microbial parasite), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. EPA issued an unprecedented warning last year that all Americans with compromised immune systems, including cancer and organ transplant patients, and people who are HIV positive, should consider boiling their drinking water or drink bottled water.
Pesticide and Chlorine industries are some of the largest polluters of our nation's drinking water. Chemical contamination of drinking water also poses major health threats in Connecticut. In 1994-1995, 45,079 people in Connecticut drank water from suppliers with excess levels of lead, and 1,108 in 13 communities drank water that contained unsafe levels of toxic chemicals or radioactivity.
The largest water suppliers in the state with violations of EPA drinking water standards were Danbury Water Department, Southington Water Department, and CTWC Naugatuck Regional Central System in Naugatuck. Communities with schools, hospitals, or daycare centers that violated EPA standards included Danbury, Montville, and Bridgeport-Milford. Legislative provisions that allow weaker standards for smaller communities are particularly troubling for Connecticut, as 97 percent of all violations in 1994-1995 occurred in water systems serving less than 10,000 people.
In addition to the thousands of individuals in Connecticut affected by unsafe water, many more drank water from suppliers that failed to perform necessary testing to ensure the safety of tap water. In 1994-1995, 148,162 people in Connecticut drank water served by 380 water systems that failed to meet basic sanitary testing requirements for tap water.
In 1991, the USGS began an investigation of the Connecticut, the Housatonic, and the Thames River Basins, that includes most of Connecticut. Water quality has been adversely affected by human activities in urban, residential, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and recreational areas. Waste materials from population centers and industries have created serious water-quality issues on major rivers. Pollution sources, such as residential septic systems, storm runoff, and agricultural areas, have affected small streams and principal aquifers. Water and sediments in parts of the area have been contaminated by nutrients, pesticides, trace metals, or synthetic organic chemicals. The presence of contaminants affects the suitability of water for drinking, industrial use, recreation, or aquatic life. In addition, the quality of freshwater in this area also affects Long Island Sound, which receives water from all major streams in Connecticut. The movement of nutrients, especially nitrogen, into the Sound is a major regional concern. The USGS is currently compiling available information on water quality and is conducting an intensive sampling program to characterize water-quality conditions in the area.
All major cities including, but not limited to: Bridgeport, Bristol, Danbury, Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, Putnam,Stamford, and Waterbury. We serve all other areas too, if you have questions or concerns about the water in your city or town, give us a call toll free!
