Public water system · CT1299034
ActiveWorthington Pond Farm
At a glance
Worthington Pond Farm (PWSID CT1299034) is an active transient non-community water system in Tolland County, Connecticut. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Worthington Pond Farm compare with other water systems in Tolland County?
By EPA's size categories, Worthington Pond Farm is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tolland County has 296 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 202 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Worthington Pond Farm is about 31% 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 Worthington Pond Farm?
EPA lists Worthington Pond Farm 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. 253 of the 296 active systems in Tolland County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Worthington Pond Farm have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and April 2017. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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 Pond Farm: frequently asked questions
Who runs Worthington Pond Farm?
Worthington Pond Farm (PWSID CT1299034) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.
How many people does Worthington Pond Farm serve?
Worthington Pond Farm reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Tolland County, Connecticut.
Where does Worthington Pond Farm 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 Worthington Pond Farm have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. 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 Pond Farm'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Worthington Pond Farm's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Worthington Pond Farm 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 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, “Worthington Pond Farm, PWSID CT1299034, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/worthington-pond-farm-ct1299034 (data as of October 1, 2026).