Water Company Inspecting Sites In West Hartford, Avon And Simsbury

Courtesy of MDC

Starting this month, local water department inspectors will be fanning in the watershed area to ensure the drinking water is clean and safe by inspecting several properties in the watershed.

The Metropolitan District (MDC) recently announced it be conducting its state-mandated annual watershed sanitary survey and inspection program beginning in April.

The purpose of the program, which will continue through November, is to prevent contamination of the MDC’s drinking water supplies as a result of septic system failure, erosion, runoff and other potential pollutants.

Routine watershed sanitary surveys are required by Section 19-13-B102 (b) of the Connecticut Public Health Code.

As a result, property inspections will take place in the towns in the towns of Avon, Simsbury, Bloomfield and West Hartford, all communities in the West Hartford and Reservoir No. 6 watersheds.

Routine field inspections take only a few minutes and will be conducted by MDC’s watershed inspector who carries appropriate MDC identification and drives an authorized MDC vehicle.

The inspector does not enter homes and the inspection is limited to the exterior portions of the real property.

In 2022, the MDC inspected 1,014 watershed properties.

If a violation or an issue is detected, it is reported to the property owner and health officials as required by law.

Property owners may receive more information by contacting the MDC Watershed Management
Unit, Barkhamsted Water Supply Division at 860-278-7850 extension 3120.

For more information on the MDC, click on this link.

For the full announcement regarding the inspections, click on this link.

A video short on the watershed program is available on the MDC’s YouTube Channel: