Public water system · CT0189013
ActiveSilvermine Road Water System
At a glance
Silvermine Road Water System (PWSID CT0189013) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It reports serving 50 people through 7 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Silvermine Road Water System compare with other water systems in Fairfield County?
By EPA's size categories, Silvermine Road Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 Silvermine Road Water System is well below 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 Silvermine Road Water System?
EPA lists Silvermine Road Water System 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. 286 of the 337 active systems in Fairfield County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Silvermine Road Water System have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2006. The violations listed here began between October 2004 and May 2006. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloropropane and cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | 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.
Silvermine Road Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Silvermine Road Water System?
Silvermine Road Water System (PWSID CT0189013) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.
How many people does Silvermine Road Water System serve?
Silvermine Road Water System reports serving 50 people through 7 service connections in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Where does Silvermine Road Water System 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 Silvermine Road Water System 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 May 2006. 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 Silvermine Road Water System'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 May 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Silvermine Road Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Silvermine Road Water System 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 system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarion-Eastern Fairfield County | Fairfield | 351,756 | Community | Surface water |
| Aquarion-Stamford | Fairfield | 119,214 | Community | Surface water |
| Danbury Water Department | Fairfield | 62,055 | Community | Surface water |
| Aquarion-Greenwich | Fairfield | 53,297 | Community | Surface water |
| South Norwalk Electric & Water | Fairfield | 42,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Norwalk First Taxing District | Fairfield | 40,256 | 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, “Silvermine Road Water System, PWSID CT0189013, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/silvermine-road-water-system-ct0189013 (data as of October 1, 2026).