Oakridge Gardens, Llc, CT
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.7 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Oakridge Gardens, Llc at a glance
Oakridge Gardens, Llc serves about 70 people through 28 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in New London County, Connecticut. EPA system ID: CT0860171; phone on file: 860-460-1619. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 2 ppb from 0.7 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Oakridge Gardens, Llc is 6.1 ppb across 14 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2024 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2023 | 3.9 ppb |
| 2022 | 2 ppb |
| 2021 | 6.1 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 493 Connecticut systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.8 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 49 have gone over at some point. Oakridge Gardens, Llc's 2.7 ppb sits at the 81st percentile in Connecticut and the 79th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
82 other systems share New London County; 13 of them have a higher latest lead result than Oakridge Gardens, Llc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich Public Utilities | 36,163 | 0 (not detected) |
| Groton Utilities | 30,200 | 1.1 ppb |
| New London Dept. Of Public Utilities | 27,620 | 0 (not detected) |
| Waterford Wpca | 16,578 | 1.5 ppb |
| East Lyme Water & Sewer Commission | 15,245 | 0 (not detected) |
| Aquarion-Mystic | 10,788 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jewett City Water Company | 6,840 | 0 (not detected) |
| Colchester Sewer & Water Commission | 4,020 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Sound View | 3,397 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ledyard Wpca - Ledyard Center | 3,294 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; West Mystic, CT may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Oakridge Gardens, Llc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.