Public water system · CT0530044

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Giddings Recreation Concession Stand

At a glance

Giddings Recreation Concession Stand (PWSID CT0530044) is an active transient non-community water system in New London County, Connecticut. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.

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

PWSIDCT0530044

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedFranklin

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyNew London County

How does Giddings Recreation Concession Stand compare with other water systems in New London County?

By EPA's size categories, Giddings Recreation Concession Stand is a very small system (500 people or fewer). New London County has 394 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 532 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 209,444 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 Giddings Recreation Concession Stand 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 Giddings Recreation Concession Stand?

EPA lists Giddings Recreation Concession Stand as owned by a local government. 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. 64 of the 394 active systems in New London County (16%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Giddings Recreation Concession Stand have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and June 2025. By type: 5 required treatment not met, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-06-08	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2025-04-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2024-07-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2024-04-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-12-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-04-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2018-05-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-05-02	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	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.

Giddings Recreation Concession Stand: frequently asked questions

Who runs Giddings Recreation Concession Stand?

Giddings Recreation Concession Stand (PWSID CT0530044) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Giddings Recreation Concession Stand serve?

Giddings Recreation Concession Stand reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in New London County, Connecticut.

Where does Giddings Recreation Concession Stand 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 Giddings Recreation Concession Stand have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Giddings Recreation Concession Stand'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Giddings Recreation Concession Stand's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Giddings Recreation Concession Stand 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 New London County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Norwich Public Utilities	New London	36,163	Community	Surface water
Groton Utilities	New London	30,200	Community	Surface water
New London Dept. of Public Utilities	New London	27,620	Community	Surface water
Waterford Wpca	New London	16,578	Community	Purchased surface water
East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission	New London	15,245	Community	Purchased surface water
Aquarion-Mystic	New London	10,788	Community	Surface water

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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, “Giddings Recreation Concession Stand, PWSID CT0530044, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/giddings-recreation-concession-stand-ct0530044 (data as of October 1, 2026).