Public water system · CT0380244

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Hard Hat Restaurant

At a glance

Hard Hat Restaurant (PWSID CT0380244) is an active transient non-community water system in Middlesex County, Connecticut. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

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

PWSIDCT0380244

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedDurham

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyMiddlesex County

How does Hard Hat Restaurant compare with other water systems in Middlesex County?

By EPA's size categories, Hard Hat Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Middlesex County has 277 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 353 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 97,777 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 Hard Hat Restaurant 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 Hard Hat Restaurant?

EPA lists Hard Hat Restaurant 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. 223 of the 277 active systems in Middlesex County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Hard Hat Restaurant have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2002 and December 2024. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2024-12-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2003-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2002-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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.

Hard Hat Restaurant: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hard Hat Restaurant?

Hard Hat Restaurant (PWSID CT0380244) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Hard Hat Restaurant serve?

Hard Hat Restaurant reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Where does Hard Hat Restaurant 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 Hard Hat Restaurant have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Hard Hat Restaurant'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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hard Hat Restaurant's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hard Hat Restaurant 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 Middlesex County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Middletown Water Department	Middlesex	41,019	Community	Surface water
Cromwell Fire District Water Department	Middlesex	14,316	Community	Groundwater
Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Chester System	Middlesex	5,030	Community	Surface water
Portland Water Department	Middlesex	5,010	Community	Purchased surface water
Connecticut Valley Hospital	Middlesex	2,928	Community	Surface water
Pratt & Whitney	Middlesex	2,800	Non-transient non-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, “Hard Hat Restaurant, PWSID CT0380244, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/hard-hat-restaurant-ct0380244 (data as of October 1, 2026).