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U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland

At a glance

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland (PWSID CT1429133) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Tolland County, Connecticut. It reports serving 36 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCT1429133

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served36

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedTolland

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyTolland County

How does U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland compare with other water systems in Tolland County?

By EPA's size categories, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland?

EPA lists U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland as owned by the federal 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. 1 of the 296 active systems in Tolland County (0.3%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. The violations listed here began between August 1997 and September 2021. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2021-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-09-02	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1997-08-02	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland: frequently asked questions

Who runs U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland?

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland (PWSID CT1429133) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland serve?

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland reports serving 36 people through 1 service connection in Tolland County, Connecticut.

Where does U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.

Where can I find U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland 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 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, “U.S. Department of Agriculture - Tolland, PWSID CT1429133, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/u-s-department-of-agriculture-tolland-ct1429133 (data as of October 1, 2026).