Connecticut tap water quality
505 community water systems
6.6%
exceed lead action level
(33/499 systems)
(33/499 systems)
58.7%
PFOA/PFOS detected
(37/63 systems)
(37/63 systems)
Largest water systems
Lead is the LCR 90th-percentile result; a value above 0.015 mg/L exceeds the
EPA action level. “—” means no lead sample is on file for that system.
| System | City | Population | Lead (p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY | ANSONIA | 418,900 | 0.0000 mg/L |
| METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION | BERLIN | 390,887 | 0.0068 mg/L |
| AQUARION-EASTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY | BEACON FALLS | 351,756 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| AQUARION-STAMFORD | DARIEN | 119,214 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| WATERBURY WATER DEPARTMENT | MIDDLEBURY | 107,271 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| CTWC - NORTHERN REG-WESTERN SYSTEM | EAST GRANBY | 101,313 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT | BERLIN | 73,534 | 0.0059 mg/L |
| DANBURY WATER DEPARTMENT | BETHEL | 62,055 | 0.0044 mg/L |
| MERIDEN WATER DIVISION | BERLIN | 58,441 | 0.0010 mg/L |
| AQUARION-GREENWICH | GREENWICH | 53,297 | 0.0094 mg/L |
| BRISTOL WATER DEPARTMENT | BRISTOL | 52,079 | 0.0078 mg/L |
| MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT | GLASTONBURY | 51,198 | 0.0047 mg/L |
| SOUTHINGTON WATER DEPARTMENT | CHESHIRE | 43,069 | 0.0039 mg/L |
| SOUTH NORWALK ELECTRIC & WATER | DARIEN | 42,000 | 0.0068 mg/L |
| MIDDLETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT | CROMWELL | 41,019 | 0.0007 mg/L |
| NORWALK FIRST TAXING DISTRICT | NEW CANAAN | 40,256 | 0.0088 mg/L |
| TORRINGTON WATER COMPANY | HARWINTON | 37,915 | 0.0028 mg/L |
| WALLINGFORD WATER DEPARTMENT | NORTH HAVEN | 37,267 | 0.0018 mg/L |
| NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITIES | BOZRAH | 36,163 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| AQUARION WATER/NH | HAMPTON | 34,000 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| CTWC - SHORELINE REGION-GUILFORD SYSTEM | CLINTON | 33,975 | 0.0032 mg/L |
| Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority | 31,961 | 0.0046 mg/L | |
| GROTON UTILITIES | GROTON | 30,200 | 0.0056 mg/L |
| NEW LONDON DEPT. OF PUBLIC UTILITIES | NEW LONDON | 27,620 | 0.0039 mg/L |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT - MAIN CAMPUS | MANSFIELD | 27,199 | 0.0113 mg/L |
| CTWC - NAUGATUCK REGION-CENTRAL SYSTEM | BEACON FALLS | 22,735 | 0.0036 mg/L |
| Mashantucket Pequot Water System | 22,171 | 0.0040 mg/L | |
| WINDHAM WATER WORKS | MANSFIELD | 21,214 | 0.0070 mg/L |
| AQUARION-DARIEN | DARIEN | 18,737 | 0.0058 mg/L |
| HAZARDVILLE WATER COMPANY | EAST WINDSOR | 18,544 | 0.0093 mg/L |
| AQUARION-PLAINVILLE REGIONAL | BRISTOL | 18,231 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| WATERFORD WPCA | MONTVILLE | 16,578 | 0.0074 mg/L |
| EAST LYME WATER & SEWER COMMISSION | EAST LYME | 15,245 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| CTWC - UNIONVILLE SYSTEM | AVON | 14,693 | 0.0140 mg/L |
| AQUARION-SIMSBURY REGIONAL | EAST GRANBY | 14,691 | 0.0066 mg/L |
| CROMWELL FIRE DISTRICT WATER DEPARTMENT | BERLIN | 14,316 | 0.0035 mg/L |
| AQUARION-NEW MILFORD REGIONAL | BROOKFIELD | 13,331 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| AQUARION-VALLEY | ANSONIA | 13,080 | 0.0074 mg/L |
| AVON WATER CO | AVON | 11,590 | 0.0047 mg/L |
| AQUARION-MYSTIC | GROTON | 10,788 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| AQUARION-NEW CANAAN | NEW CANAAN | 10,097 | 0.0109 mg/L |
| WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY | MIDDLEBURY | 9,972 | 0.0050 mg/L |
| BETHEL WATER DEPT | BETHEL | 9,507 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| WINSTED WATER WORKS | BARKHAMSTED | 7,784 | 0.0042 mg/L |
| KENSINGTON FIRE DISTRICT | BERLIN | 7,553 | 0.0128 mg/L |
| AQUARION-RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD | 7,476 | 0.0130 mg/L |
| HERITAGE WATER COMPANY | MIDDLEBURY | 7,300 | 0.0064 mg/L |
| PUTNAM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY | PUTNAM | 7,300 | 0.0037 mg/L |
| JEWETT CITY WATER COMPANY | GRISWOLD | 6,840 | 0.0016 mg/L |
| WATERTOWN FIRE DISTRICT | WATERTOWN | 6,718 | 0.0104 mg/L |
| CTWC - CRYSTAL SYSTEM | BROOKLYN | 6,378 | 0.0036 mg/L |
| CTWC - NAUGATUCK REG-COLLINSVILLE SYS | AVON | 6,324 | 0.0026 mg/L |
| AQUARION-NEWTOWN REGIONAL | NEWTOWN | 6,054 | 0.0120 mg/L |
| CTWC - NAUGATUCK REG-TERRYVILLE SYSTEM | PLYMOUTH | 5,607 | 0.0047 mg/L |
| BERLIN WATER CONTROL COMMISSION | BERLIN | 5,128 | 0.0053 mg/L |
| CTWC - SHORELINE REGION-CHESTER SYSTEM | CHESTER | 5,030 | 0.0025 mg/L |
| PORTLAND WATER DEPARTMENT | MIDDLETOWN | 5,010 | 0.0079 mg/L |
| COLCHESTER SEWER & WATER COMMISSION | COLCHESTER | 4,020 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| CTWC - NAUGATUCK REG-THOMASTON SYSTEM | PLYMOUTH | 3,789 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| CTWC - SHORELINE REGION-SOUND VIEW | OLD LYME | 3,397 | 0.0027 mg/L |
| LEDYARD WPCA - LEDYARD CENTER | LEDYARD | 3,294 | 0.0079 mg/L |
| AQUARION-LITCHFIELD REGIONAL | GOSHEN | 3,097 | 0.0090 mg/L |
| CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL | MIDDLETOWN | 2,928 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| WORTHINGTON FIRE DISTRICT | BERLIN | 2,875 | 0.0110 mg/L |
| FAIRFIELD HILLS | NEWTOWN | 2,610 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| SCWA, MONTVILLE DIVISION (MTV) | MONTVILLE | 2,570 | 0.0057 mg/L |
| SCWA, TOWER-FERRY VIEW DIVISION | LEDYARD | 2,567 | 0.0053 mg/L |
| WOLCOTT WATER DEPARTMENT | WATERBURY | 2,550 | 0.0021 mg/L |
| CTWC - GALLUP SYSTEM | PLAINFIELD | 2,538 | 0.0112 mg/L |
| GROTON LONG POINT ASSOCIATION | GROTON | 2,400 | 0.0068 mg/L |
| CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE | ENFIELD | 2,385 | 0.0022 mg/L |
| LEDYARD WPCA, GALES FERRY SYSTEM | GROTON | 2,369 | 0.0053 mg/L |
| SALMON BROOK DISTRICT WATER DEPT | GRANBY | 2,151 | 0.0000 mg/L |
| NOANK FIRE DISTRICT | GROTON | 1,947 | 0.0044 mg/L |
| AQUARION-SALISBURY | SALISBURY | 1,932 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| CTWC - HEBRON CENTER DIVISION | HEBRON | 1,927 | 0.0023 mg/L |
| AQUARION-NEW HARTFORD | NEW HARTFORD | 1,872 | 0.0100 mg/L |
| SCWA, NORTH STONINGTON DIVISION (NST) | NORTH STONINGTON | 1,860 | 0.0068 mg/L |
| CTWC - PLAINFIELD SYSTEM | BROOKLYN | 1,713 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| DURHAM CENTER DIVISION | DURHAM | 1,601 | 0.0120 mg/L |
| AQUARION-NORTH CANAAN | NORTH CANAAN | 1,481 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| TARIFFVILLE FIRE DISTRICT WATER DEPT | SIMSBURY | 1,477 | 0.0016 mg/L |
| SCWA, MOHEGAN DIVISION | MONTVILLE | 1,428 | 0.0065 mg/L |
| CTWC - LEGEND HILL SYSTEM | MADISON | 1,368 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| AQUARION-MARLBOROUGH | MARLBOROUGH | 1,348 | 0.0070 mg/L |
| CANDLEWOOD SHORES TAX DISTRICT | BROOKFIELD | 1,315 | 0.0070 mg/L |
| MONTVILLE WATER SUPPLY | MONTVILLE | 1,300 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| TOLLAND WATER DEPARTMENT | TOLLAND | 1,251 | 0.0066 mg/L |
| AQUARION-WOODBURY | WOODBURY | 1,209 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| AQUARION-EAST DERBY | DERBY | 1,101 | 0.0011 mg/L |
| CTWC - THOMPSON SYSTEM | THOMPSON | 1,070 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| CTWC - SHORELINE REGION-POINT O WOODS | OLD LYME | 1,068 | 0.0067 mg/L |
| SPRAGUE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY | SPRAGUE | 1,058 | 0.0052 mg/L |
| ROSEBROOK WATER | CARROLL | 1,050 | 0.1752 mg/L |
| AQUARION WATER COMPANY | SHEFFIELD | 987 | 0.0057 mg/L |
| AQUARION-RIDGEFIELD KNOLLS | RIDGEFIELD | 958 | 0.0285 mg/L |
| AQUARION-NORFOLK | NORFOLK | 913 | 0.0000 mg/L |
| WOODLAKE TAX DISTRICT | WOODBURY | 912 | 0.0079 mg/L |
| CTWC - AMSTON LAKE DIVISION | COLCHESTER | 910 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| SCWA, OAKDALE HEIGHTS DIVISION | MONTVILLE | 876 | 0.0104 mg/L |