Is WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's water safe to drink?
WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 9,972 people through 4,054 service connections.
How this compares nationally
56 total violations and 10 health-based ones put WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY at the 85th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,906 of 12,903.
Against the CT average
CT's 73 covered systems average 2.6 health-based violations each; WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY carries 10, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2006-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
The concern categories on record
WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's record does not cover
Everything on this page is WATERTOWN WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 56 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.