Eastport - West

PWSID: CT1059083

4 active health-based violations
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 5000, 5200. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 89% of water systems in Connecticut.

Violation trend: 9.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 1.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served50
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityOld Lyme
EPA ZIP on File06371

Areas Served

  • Old Lyme, New London County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)3.5800 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)3.0000 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.8600 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.1020 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0103 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0084 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0053 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0045 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0043 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0037 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0034 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0025 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0025 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0023 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0021 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0019 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0018 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0018 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

5 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000TT2025-07-01YesOpen
5000TT2025-06-30YesOpen
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen
5200RPT2024-10-17Open
5000TT2024-01-01YesOpen

Violation History (53 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
1064MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1064MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1064MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1925MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1925MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1925MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1927MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1927MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1927MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1996MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1996MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1996MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1919MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1919MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1919MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1064MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1064MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1064MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1927MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1927MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1927MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1996MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1996MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1996MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
1919MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1919MR2024-07-01Acknowledged
1919MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-04-01Returned to Compliance
1064MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-01-01Acknowledged
5000MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1925MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1927MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1996MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1919MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1064MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1927MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1996MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1919MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-09-29Returned to Compliance
5000MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2004-09-05Returned to Compliance
5000TT2004-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000MR2003-10-01Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Eastport - West is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 50 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. 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.