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Head O'Meadow Elementary School

At a glance

Head O'Meadow Elementary School (PWSID CT0975033) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It reports serving 506 people through 2 service connections. 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

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

Population served

506

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCT0975033
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served506
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program
City servedNewtown
StateConnecticut
ZIP—
CountyFairfield County

How does Head O'Meadow Elementary School compare with other water systems in Fairfield County?

By EPA's size categories, Head O'Meadow Elementary School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Fairfield County has 337 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,311 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 778,730 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Connecticut, the 2,363 active systems average 1,247 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Head O'Meadow Elementary School is about 18% above that figure.

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

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Connecticut has 483 active non-transient non-community water systems, 20% 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 Head O'Meadow Elementary School?

EPA lists Head O'Meadow Elementary School 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. 44 of the 337 active systems in Fairfield County (13%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Head O'Meadow Elementary School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and January 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2022-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2022-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2022-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-07-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2022-07-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved

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.

Head O'Meadow Elementary School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Head O'Meadow Elementary School?

Head O'Meadow Elementary School (PWSID CT0975033) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Head O'Meadow Elementary School serve?

Head O'Meadow Elementary School reports serving 506 people through 2 service connections in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Where does Head O'Meadow Elementary School 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 Head O'Meadow Elementary School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Head O'Meadow Elementary School'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Head O'Meadow Elementary School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Head O'Meadow Elementary School is a non-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 Fairfield County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Aquarion-Eastern Fairfield CountyFairfield351,756CommunitySurface water
Aquarion-StamfordFairfield119,214CommunitySurface water
Danbury Water DepartmentFairfield62,055CommunitySurface water
Aquarion-GreenwichFairfield53,297CommunitySurface water
South Norwalk Electric & WaterFairfield42,000CommunitySurface water
Norwalk First Taxing DistrictFairfield40,256CommunitySurface 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, “Head O'Meadow Elementary School, PWSID CT0975033, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/head-o-meadow-elementary-school-ct0975033 (data as of October 1, 2026).