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NOTICE OF REPORT SUMMARY AND FULL REPORT AVAILABILITY 1999 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS VIOLATIONS REPORT CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WATER SUPPLIES SECTIONThe Department of Public Health (DPH) is
Connecticut's lead State agency in all matters related to the purity and
adequacy of drinking water. The Water Supplies Section (WSS) in the Department's
Bureau of Regulatory Services administers the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
at the State level. The Section's responsibilities for the SDWA include
regulating over 4,600 public water systems throughout Connecticut. In 1996, the United States Congress amended the SDWA.
One of the most important provisions in the amendments was a public information
component that requires State drinking water programs to provide the public with
a summary of public water system violations on an annual basis. During 1999 maximum contaminant level (MCL)
violations were issued to 44 Twenty-two MCL violations involve the following
contaminants tetrachloroethylene (6), 1,2 Dichloroethane (1), nitrate (8),
arsenic (4), Nine community and twenty-five non-transient non-community
public water system incurred treatment technique violations under the Surface
Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) and the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The 3 systems
that incurred violations under the SWTR are on a schedule to achieve compliance.
Two community public water systems failed to install corrosion control treatment
and four failed to complete public education under the LCR. Four of the
community public water systems have since achieved compliance. Twenty‑five
non transient non‑community public water systems failed to complete public
education under the LCR. Twenty of the systems have since returned to
compliance. The WSS issued monitoring and reporting violations to
27 community public water systems and 104 non-community public water systems.
These violations are for regulated contaminants such as total coliform bacteria,
nitrate and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs). Each contaminant in a group
represents a separate violation, therefore if a system failed to submit test
results for VOCs this resulted in 21 separate violations. The complete 1999 Public Water Systems Violations
Report is available for review at your public library or at the Water Supplies
Section offices, Department of Public Health, 450 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT.
To schedule an appointment to review this document at the Water Supplies Section,
call 860-509-7333. |
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