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Elks Pond

At a glance

Elks Pond (PWSID CT1430974) is an active transient non-community water system in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCT1430974

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedTorrington

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyLitchfield County

How does Elks Pond compare with other water systems in Litchfield County?

By EPA's size categories, Elks Pond is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Litchfield County has 346 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 340 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 117,512 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 Elks Pond 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 Elks Pond?

EPA lists Elks Pond 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. 297 of the 346 active systems in Litchfield County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Elks Pond have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2009 and April 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-04-29	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-01-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-09-19	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2009-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

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.

Elks Pond: frequently asked questions

Who runs Elks Pond?

Elks Pond (PWSID CT1430974) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Elks Pond serve?

Elks Pond reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Where does Elks Pond 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 Elks Pond have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Elks Pond'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Elks Pond's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elks Pond 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 Litchfield County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Torrington Water Company	Litchfield	37,915	Community	Surface water
Watertown Water & Sewer Authority	Litchfield	9,972	Community	Purchased surface water
Winsted Water Works	Litchfield	7,784	Community	Surface water
Watertown Fire District	Litchfield	6,718	Community	Groundwater
Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Terryville System	Litchfield	5,607	Community	Groundwater
Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Thomaston System	Litchfield	3,789	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Elks Pond, PWSID CT1430974, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/elks-pond-ct1430974 (data as of October 1, 2026).