The Learning Den

PWSID: CT0240262

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 99% of water systems in Connecticut.

Violation trend: 0.6 per year over the last 5 years, down from 74.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served55
Service Connections6
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityWest Hartford
EPA ZIP on File06117
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Chaplin, Windham County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0029 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0022 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0017 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0014 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
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen

Violation History (375 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2023-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-04-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2018-09-29Returned to Compliance
2005MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2010MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2015MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2020MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2021MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2022MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2031MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2032MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2034MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2035MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2036MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2037MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2039MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2040MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2041MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2042MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2043MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2044MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2045MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2046MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2047MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2050MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2051MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2065MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2066MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2067MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2070MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2076MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2077MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2105MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2110MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2274MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2306MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2326MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2356MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2383MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2440MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2595MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2931MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2946MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2959MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2210MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2214MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2216MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2248MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2251MR2018-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 374 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

The Learning Den is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 55 in West Hartford, 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.