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Public water-system records for Torrington, CT from EPA SDWIS.
Torrington Water Company
Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City appears in system name · Serves 37,915 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Litchfield County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 20-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 20 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Greater Connecticut: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Original designation: Aug 2018
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard
These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.
Greater Connecticut Area
Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)
Historical designation: Nonattainment · Subpart 2/Moderate
Original designation: Jun 2004
Open data source: EPA final revocation ruleContinuing requirements have not been verified for this area.
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Huntley Place-Hartford
Annual mean: 0.3 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 23.9 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 14.4 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
Air Violations
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Altek Electronics Inc
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO3 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
1 Church Street, Torrington
Reported: Feb 2026
242 South Main Street, Torrington
Reported: Feb 2026
43 53 Main Street, Torrington
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
More MSHA records matched the search than this preview shows.
Recently updated active/intermittent sites (1)
Data from MSHA
Litchfield County, CT
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Litchfield County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Litchfield County, ConnecticutPop. 185,000
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 7,152 | 6,480 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 10.8% | 11.8% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 12.7% | 11.5% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 26.9% | 30.6% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 5.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 79.0 | 79.6 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Torrington.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 5 violations for Torrington Water Company.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Torrington.
The monitoring station at Huntley Place-Hartford recorded an annual average of 0.3 Parts per million for carbon monoxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Huntley Place-Hartford recorded an annual average of 23.9 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Huntley Place-Hartford recorded an annual average of 14.4 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The radon data for Torrington covers Litchfield County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund sites were returned for this city report.
This city report shows 3 brownfield sites: Church Street Dam; Coffeehouse Plus; Former Agard Buildings.
EPA Superfund recordsView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHO
The county data for Torrington reports a life expectancy of 79.0 years in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Torrington reports 7,152 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Litchfield County, Connecticut. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Torrington lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 5.0 micrograms per cubic meter in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.