Waterbury Water Department, CT Water Quality
Is Waterbury Water Department's water safe to drink?
Waterbury Water Department's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 107,271 people through 26,915 service connections.
How this compares nationally
13 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Waterbury Water Department at the 21th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,241 of 12,903.
Against the CT average
CT's 73 covered systems average 2.6 health-based violations each; Waterbury Water Department carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
Waterbury Water Department's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-06-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
What Waterbury Water Department's record does not cover
This is what Waterbury Water Department 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 13 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.