Is New Britain Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-12-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31

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
TTHM	64.11 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 80.4 µg/L	250/250	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	16 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	249/250	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	113/113	LCR	2026
Bromodichloromethane	9.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.5 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	62.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 69.2 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	88/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.9 µg/L	82/82	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	82/82	SYR4	2017–2019
Nitrate	734 µg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	40/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	42.5 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	36/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	716.5 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	31/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	29/82	SYR4	2017–2019
Barium	570 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	27/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	22.35 µg/L 149% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 125 µg/L	24/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	928 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	17/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.7700 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	7/82	SYR4	2017–2019
Nitrite	13.2 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	5/36	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	100 µg/L 143% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 70 µg/L	1/36	SYR4	2012–2019

92 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-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromateBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KEARNEY, PATRICK J
Phone: 860-826-3535
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about New Britain Water Department

Is New Britain Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in New Britain 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 New Britain Water Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does New Britain Water Department serve?

New Britain Water Department reports serving 73,534 people in Connecticut, per its EPA record.

Has New Britain Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 36 violations on file for New Britain 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.