Washington Montessori School

PWSID: CT1500343

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 Connecticut.

Violation trend: 39.6 per year over the last 5 years, up from 10.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served350
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityNew Preston
EPA ZIP on File06777
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Washington, Litchfield County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0060 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0040 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0040 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 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

2 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen
5200RPT2024-10-17Open

Violation History (249 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
2210MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2210MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2210MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2210MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2214MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2214MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2214MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2214MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2216MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2216MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2216MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2216MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2248MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2248MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2248MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2248MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2251MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2251MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2251MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2251MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2378MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2380MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2408MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2408MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2408MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2408MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2410MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2410MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2410MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2410MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2412MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2412MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2412MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2412MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2413MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2413MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2413MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2413MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2414MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2414MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
2414MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2414MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2416MR2023-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2416MR2023-04-01 MajorAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 247 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Washington Montessori School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 350 in New Preston, 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.