Is NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?

NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 73,534 people get their water from it, across 17,037 connections.

How this compares nationally

18 total violations and 0 health-based ones put NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT at the 22th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,059 of 12,903.

How NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT compares within CT

CT's 73 covered systems average 2.6 health-based violations each; NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2025-06-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.