Public water system · CT0310224
ActiveTrinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main
At a glance
Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main (PWSID CT0310224) is an active transient non-community water system in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It reports serving 61 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
61
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main compare with other water systems in Litchfield County?
By EPA's size categories, Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Litchfield County has 346 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 340 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 117,512 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Connecticut, the 2,363 active systems average 1,247 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main is about 58% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Connecticut has 1,399 active transient non-community water systems, 59% 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 Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main?
EPA lists Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main 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. 297 of the 346 active systems in Litchfield County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2003. The violations listed here began between October 2003 and December 2003. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main: frequently asked questions
Who runs Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main?
Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main (PWSID CT0310224) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.
How many people does Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main serve?
Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main reports serving 61 people through 4 service connections in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Where does Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main 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 Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2003. 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 Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main'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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main is a 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 Litchfield County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington Water Company | Litchfield | 37,915 | Community | Surface water |
| Watertown Water & Sewer Authority | Litchfield | 9,972 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Winsted Water Works | Litchfield | 7,784 | Community | Surface water |
| Watertown Fire District | Litchfield | 6,718 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Terryville System | Litchfield | 5,607 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Thomaston System | Litchfield | 3,789 | 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, “Trinity Retreat Center - Dix House-Main, PWSID CT0310224, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/trinity-retreat-center-dix-house-main-ct0310224 (data as of October 1, 2026).