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Orchard Hill Association

At a glance

Orchard Hill Association (PWSID CT0110041) is an active community water system in Hartford County, Connecticut. It reports serving 30 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

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

PWSIDCT0110041

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served30

Service connections12

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedBloomfield

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyHartford County

How does Orchard Hill Association compare with other water systems in Hartford County?

By EPA's size categories, Orchard Hill Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hartford County has 219 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,818 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 Orchard Hill Association 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 Orchard Hill Association?

EPA lists Orchard Hill Association 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. 179 of the 219 active systems in Hartford County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Orchard Hill Association have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2019 and August 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 required treatment not met, 2 reporting, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence 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	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2025-06-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-01-23	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2020-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-10-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-10	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-08-08	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2019-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	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.

Orchard Hill Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Orchard Hill Association?

Orchard Hill Association (PWSID CT0110041) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Orchard Hill Association serve?

Orchard Hill Association reports serving 30 people through 12 service connections in Hartford County, Connecticut.

Where does Orchard Hill Association 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 Orchard Hill Association have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are 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 Orchard Hill Association'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, 3 are 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 Orchard Hill Association's water quality report?

As a community water system, Orchard Hill Association 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, “Orchard Hill Association, PWSID CT0110041, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/orchard-hill-association-ct0110041 (data as of October 1, 2026).