Is Mashantucket, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Mashantucket have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Ledyard Wpca - Ledyard Center and Mashantucket Pequot Water System.
Ledyard Wpca - Ledyard Center, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 78.9 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Mashantucket’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Ledyard Wpca - Ledyard Center
Connecticut · serves 3,294 people · under 100 in Mashantucket
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 78.9 ppb, above the legal limit.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Mashantucket Pequot Water System
Connecticut · serves 22,171 people · based in Mashantucket
1 result above the legal limit, 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 71.6 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 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 Ledyard Wpca - Ledyard Center’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Brita Hub Countertop Water Filter System (87340)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Water testing near Mashantucket
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to Mashantucket, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eastern Analytical Laboratory, Inc.
Old Saybrook, CT · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
CorrTech Corrosion Laboratory
Deep River, CT · about 26 miles
Certified for minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Rhode Island
North Kingstown, RI · about 29 miles
Certified for nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Mashantucket: 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 Mashantucket
Other towns in New London County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Ledyard Wpca - Ledyard Center’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water