Is Madison Center, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Madison 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.
Ctwc - Shoreline Region - Guilford System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 12 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 Madison Center’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Ctwc - Shoreline Region - Guilford System
Connecticut · serves 33,975 people · about 460 in Madison Center
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 12 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ctwc - Legend Hill System
Connecticut · serves 1,368 people · under 100 in Madison Center
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ctwc - Green Springs System
Connecticut · serves 104 people · under 100 in Madison Center
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.7 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 Ctwc - Shoreline Region - Guilford System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Water testing near Madison Center
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to Madison Center, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Environmental Consulting Lab
Madison, CT · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
CorrTech Corrosion Laboratory
Deep River, CT · about 8 miles
Certified for minerals and other inorganics
Environmental Monitoring Lab
Wallingford, CT · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Madison Center
Which ZIP codes are in Madison 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 Madison Center
Other towns in New Haven County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Ctwc - Shoreline Region - Guilford System’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