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Worthington Fire District

At a glance

Worthington Fire District (PWSID CT0070031) is an active community water system in Hartford County, Connecticut. It reports serving 2,875 people through 1,042 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

2,875

Service connections

1,042

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCT0070031

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,875

Service connections1,042

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCT state drinking water program

City servedBerlin

StateConnecticut

ZIP—

CountyHartford County

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

By EPA's size categories, Worthington Fire District is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hartford County has 219 active public water systems. Its population served is about 25% below the county average of 3,818 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 Worthington Fire District is about 57% 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. 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 Worthington Fire District?

EPA lists Worthington 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 Worthington 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 August 2016 and August 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 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
2024-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	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
2019-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-08-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	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.

Worthington Fire District: frequently asked questions

Who runs Worthington Fire District?

Worthington Fire District (PWSID CT0070031) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.

How many people does Worthington Fire District serve?

Worthington Fire District reports serving 2,875 people through 1,042 service connections in Hartford County, Connecticut.

Where does Worthington 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 Worthington 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 Worthington 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 Worthington Fire District's water quality report?

As a community water system, Worthington 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, “Worthington Fire District, PWSID CT0070031, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/worthington-fire-district-ct0070031 (data as of October 1, 2026).