Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc
EPA ID: CT1420021 · 175 people served · 1 ZIP code
Water monitoring for Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc: clean, five years, 175 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 3 (2022) to 1 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc serves a community with a median household income of $135,688 and an estimated 14,685 residents across its service area. Approximately 54% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 70th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 7 detections recorded. 2 exceed federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS).
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Connecticut
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc (EPA ID: CT1420021) is a community water system in Connecticut that serves approximately 175 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 06084 in Tolland.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by CT or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 06084 — Tolland
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc (CT1420021) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc serve?
Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc serves approximately 175 people across 1 ZIP code in Connecticut.
Where does Baxter Farms Community Water Assoc get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.