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Hop River Homes

At a glance

Hop River Homes (PWSID CT0012011) is an active community water system in Tolland County, Connecticut. It reports serving 26 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCT0012011

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served26

Service connections25

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedAndover

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyTolland County

How does Hop River Homes compare with other water systems in Tolland County?

By EPA's size categories, Hop River Homes 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Hop River Homes is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Connecticut has 481 active 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 Hop River Homes?

EPA lists Hop River Homes 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 Hop River Homes have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. The violations listed here began between September 1998 and July 2019. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit and 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 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
2019-07-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	Yes	Resolved
2019-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	Yes	Resolved
2014-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2012-03-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-02-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2008-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1998-09-01	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.

Hop River Homes: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hop River Homes?

Hop River Homes (PWSID CT0012011) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Hop River Homes serve?

Hop River Homes reports serving 26 people through 25 service connections in Tolland County, Connecticut.

Where does Hop River Homes 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 Hop River Homes have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. 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 Hop River Homes' 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; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hop River Homes' water quality report?

As a community water system, Hop River Homes must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Tolland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
University of Connecticut - Main Campus	Tolland	27,199	Community	Purchased surface water
Ctwc - Hebron Center Division	Tolland	1,927	Community	Groundwater
Coventry High & Nathan Hale Schools	Tolland	1,252	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Tolland Water Department	Tolland	1,251	Community	Groundwater
Ctwc - Amston Lake Division	Tolland	910	Community	Groundwater
Horace Porter School	Tolland	797	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, “Hop River Homes, PWSID CT0012011, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/hop-river-homes-ct0012011 (data as of October 1, 2026).