OLD LYME — As it heads into the summer season, Connecticut Water announced on June 14, that it has addressed water quality concerns in the Miami Beach water system in Old Lyme that existed when it acquired that system in September 2022. The system serves approximately 120 customers, who represent a mix of year-round and seasonal residents.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) had identified significant deficiencies in a 2016 sanitary survey of the water system that had not been resolved at the time Connecticut Water took over the water system in 2022.

“Our team worked diligently to resolve the issues at Miami Beach because we know that high-quality drinking water is essential for all of our customers,” stated Rose Gavrilovic, P.E., Connecticut Water’s vice president of service delivery.

The company resolved the issues identified cited by DPH by piping water from Miami Beach’s groundwater wells directly to Connecticut Water’s nearby Sound View water treatment facility. There, the water is treated to drinking water standards before it enters the water mains that serve most of the company’s customers in Old Lyme.

Gavrilovic added, “Addressing the sanitary issues was our highest priority and we successfully navigated the challenges associated with making the required improvements prior to the summer 2023 season when water usage is higher. In less than nine months Connecticut Water has brought the Miami Beach water system into full compliance with state and federal drinking water quality standards.”

She added that work in the Miami Beach water system will continue with the installation of new water mains in the coming years to improve reliability and reduce the amount of water lost to underground leaks, which conserves a precious natural resources and is good for the environment.

Connecticut Water is a public water and wastewater utility regulated by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that provides water service to more than 350,000 people in 60 Connecticut communities and wastewater service to 10,000 people in Southbury, Connecticut.

Editor’s Notes: i) Miami Beach water customers who would like to know more about the quality of their water from the Sound View water treatment facility, can view the latest water quality report at www.ctwater.com/waterquality.

ii) The towns served by Connecticut Water in addition to Old Lyme are Ashford, Avon, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bolton, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canton, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Deep River, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Farmington, Griswold, Guilford, Haddam, Hebron, Killingly, Killingworth, Lebanon, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Old Saybrook, Oxford, Plainfield, Plymouth, Portland, Prospect, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southbury, Stafford, Stonington, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Tolland, Vernon, Voluntown, Waterbury, Westbrook, Willington, Windsor Locks and Woodstock.

iii) This article is based on a press release issued by Connecticut Water.