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Crystal Lake Plaza

At a glance

Crystal Lake Plaza (PWSID CT0480233) is an active transient non-community water system in Tolland County, Connecticut. It reports serving 25 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

25

Service connections

4

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCT0480233
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections4
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program
City servedEllington
StateConnecticut
ZIP—
CountyTolland County

How does Crystal Lake Plaza compare with other water systems in Tolland County?

By EPA's size categories, Crystal Lake Plaza is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tolland County has 296 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 202 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 59,796 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Connecticut, the 2,363 active systems average 1,247 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Crystal Lake Plaza is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Connecticut has 1,399 active transient non-community water systems, 59% of the state's 2,363 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,263 Connecticut systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Crystal Lake Plaza?

EPA lists Crystal Lake Plaza as privately owned. The CT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 253 of the 296 active systems in Tolland County (85%) are also privately owned.

Does Crystal Lake Plaza have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and August 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-08-03Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2025-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-07-16Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2022-04-07Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2022-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2012-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-12-13Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2008-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesArchived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Crystal Lake Plaza: frequently asked questions

Who runs Crystal Lake Plaza?

Crystal Lake Plaza (PWSID CT0480233) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Crystal Lake Plaza serve?

Crystal Lake Plaza reports serving 25 people through 4 service connections in Tolland County, Connecticut.

Where does Crystal Lake Plaza get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Crystal Lake Plaza have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Crystal Lake Plaza's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Crystal Lake Plaza's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Crystal Lake Plaza is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Tolland County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
University of Connecticut - Main CampusTolland27,199CommunityPurchased surface water
Ctwc - Hebron Center DivisionTolland1,927CommunityGroundwater
Coventry High & Nathan Hale SchoolsTolland1,252Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Tolland Water DepartmentTolland1,251CommunityGroundwater
Ctwc - Amston Lake DivisionTolland910CommunityGroundwater
Horace Porter SchoolTolland797Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Crystal Lake Plaza, PWSID CT0480233, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/crystal-lake-plaza-ct0480233 (data as of October 1, 2026).