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Kensington Fire District

At a glance

Kensington Fire District (PWSID CT0070011) is an active community water system in Hartford County, Connecticut. It reports serving 7,553 people through 3,057 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 August 2025.

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

Population served

7,553

Service connections

3,057

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCT0070011

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served7,553

Service connections3,057

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedBerlin

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyHartford County

How does Kensington Fire District compare with other water systems in Hartford County?

By EPA's size categories, Kensington Fire District is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Hartford County has 219 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 3,818 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 836,032 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 Kensington Fire District is about 13% above 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 52 Connecticut systems (2.2%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Kensington Fire District?

EPA lists Kensington Fire District 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. 30 of the 219 active systems in Hartford County (14%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Kensington Fire District have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2017 and August 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2023-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2022-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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.

Kensington Fire District: frequently asked questions

Who runs Kensington Fire District?

Kensington Fire District (PWSID CT0070011) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Kensington Fire District serve?

Kensington Fire District reports serving 7,553 people through 3,057 service connections in Hartford County, Connecticut.

Where does Kensington Fire District get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Kensington Fire District 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 August 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 Kensington Fire District'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 August 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Kensington Fire District's water quality report?

As a community water system, Kensington Fire District 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 Hartford County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Metropolitan District Commission	Hartford	390,887	Community	Surface water
Ctwc - Northern Reg-Western System	Hartford	101,313	Community	Surface water
New Britain Water Department	Hartford	73,534	Community	Surface water
Bristol Water Department	Hartford	52,079	Community	Surface water
Manchester Water Department	Hartford	51,198	Community	Surface water
Southington Water Department	Hartford	43,069	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, “Kensington Fire District, PWSID CT0070011, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/kensington-fire-district-ct0070011 (data as of October 1, 2026).