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Is Naugatuck, CT tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Naugatuck, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Naugatuck 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 - Naugatuck Region - Central System, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

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 Naugatuck’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Naugatuck

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Connecticut certifies.

The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to Naugatuck, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Northwest Environmental Water Labs

    Waterbury, CT · about 5 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (203) 437-4110

  • Aquatek Labs, Inc.

    Woodbridge, CT · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, radioactivity

    (203) 389-1824

  • EMSL Analytical, Inc. - CT

    Meriden, CT · about 12 miles

    Certified for bacteria, asbestos

    (203) 284-5948

All 86 certified labs for Connecticut

ZIP codes in Naugatuck

Which ZIP codes are in Naugatuck: 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.

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