Colchester Estates

PWSID: CT0280041

1 active health-based violation
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 5200. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 98% of water systems in New York.

Violation trend: 2.6 per year over the last 5 years, down from 43.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served276
Service Connections92
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityMonsey
EPA ZIP on File10952

Areas Served

  • Colchester, New London County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0008 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0006 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

3 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen
5200RPT2024-10-17Open
7000Other2017-07-01Open

Violation History (235 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2024-12-30Returned to Compliance
1040MR2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1040MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1040MR2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1041MR2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1041MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1041MR2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7000Other2022-08-10Returned to Compliance
7000Other2022-08-10Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-12-29Returned to Compliance
7000Other2021-08-10Returned to Compliance
4010MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4010MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
4010MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4006MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4006MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
4006MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4000MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
4000MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
4000MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2210MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2210MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2210MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2210MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2214MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2214MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2214MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2214MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2216MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2216MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2216MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2216MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2248MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2248MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2248MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2248MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2251MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2251MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2251MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2251MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2408MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2408MR2021-01-01 MajorAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 232 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Colchester Estates is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 276 in Monsey, New York. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.