Is Brookfield Center, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Brookfield Center has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Aquarion - New Milford Regional, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Brookfield Center’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Aquarion - New Milford Regional
Connecticut · serves 13,331 people · about 190 in Brookfield Center
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Candlewood Shores Tax District
Connecticut · serves 1,315 people · under 100 in Brookfield Center
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 13 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Aquarion - Indian Fields
Connecticut · serves 147 people · under 100 in Brookfield Center
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Aquarion - New Milford Regional’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Brookfield Center
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to Brookfield Center, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
ALS Environmental - Newtown
Newtown, CT · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, radioactivity
Aquarion Water Trap Falls Water Quality Lab
Shelton, CT · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
South Norwalk Electric & Water Laboratory
Wilton, CT · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Brookfield Center
Which ZIP codes are in Brookfield Center: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Connecticut DPH, approved commercial laboratories certified to test drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Brookfield Center
Other towns in Fairfield County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Aquarion - New Milford Regional’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water