Is Middletown Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Middlesex

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-08-10
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-08-01 → 2020-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-08-01 → 2020-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-08-01 → 2020-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-08-01 → 2020-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	13.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	198/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	75.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 103.4 µg/L	198/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	197/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	22.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.6 µg/L	182/182	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	92.635 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 119.7 µg/L	182/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44.36 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 61.8 µg/L	182/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.3 µg/L	182/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.205 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	140/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	174 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 270 µg/L	107/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	34/34	LCR	2026
Nitrate	412.8 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 470 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	414.4 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 470 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	39.8 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1017 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1090 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.9050 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	20/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	28.4 µg/L 189% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 59 µg/L	13/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.6850 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	4/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.8 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.9750 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.13 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018

91 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FAZZINO, JOSEPH
Phone: 860-638-3500
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Middletown Water Department

Is Middletown Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Middletown Water Department's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Middletown Water Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Middletown Water Department serve?

Middletown Water Department reports serving 41,019 people in Connecticut, per its EPA record.

Has Middletown Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 16 violations on file for Middletown Water Department, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.