What's in MERIDEN WATER DIVISION's water?
MERIDEN WATER DIVISION has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 58,441, over 17,630 connections.
How this compares nationally
MERIDEN WATER DIVISION has 53 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,022th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 69th percentile nationally.
Against the CT average
MERIDEN WATER DIVISION's 4 health-based violations sit above the CT average of 2.6, across 73 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MERIDEN WATER DIVISION's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-10-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2018-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
The concern categories on record
MERIDEN WATER DIVISION's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What MERIDEN WATER DIVISION's record does not cover
This is what MERIDEN WATER DIVISION reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for MERIDEN WATER DIVISION - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.