What goes onto or into the ground affects our water. The same sources of pollution that can impact the public water supply can also pollute private wells. Click here for information from the Connecticut Department of Public Health: Living in a Public Water Supply Watershed – Protecting the Watershed and Your Backyard. Whether you’re an Aquarion customer or not, below are steps you can take to protect drinking water sources.
Our watershed land and Aquifer Protection Areas are dominated by residential development. Connecticut General Statutes (CGS 25-51)) and Regulations of CT State Agencies (RCSA 19-13-B102(b)) authorize and require that we inspect private property where there is a potential to pollute public water supplies. Impervious surfaces, fuel storage and lawn chemicals are all potential sources of residential pollution. The most common threat of pollution from homes is septic systems. Poorly maintained septic systems can contribute disease-causing pathogens and excess nitrogen to our water supplies. We inspect over 1000 homes each year as part of our program to protect Aquarion's water supply. When we identify failed septic systems, we work with local town health departments to ensure repairs are made.
