Is New Hartford Center, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving New Hartford Center have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Little Brook Rd Property Owners Assn and Torrington Water Company.
Aquarion - New Hartford, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 New Hartford Center’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Aquarion - New Hartford
Connecticut · serves 1,872 people · about 340 in New Hartford Center
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Little Brook Rd Property Owners Assn
Connecticut · serves 64 people · under 100 in New Hartford Center
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.9 ppm, above the action level.
3 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Torrington Water Company
Connecticut · serves 37,915 people · under 100 in New Hartford Center
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Aquarion - New Hartford’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near New Hartford Center
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to New Hartford Center, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Envirotech Laboratory
Windsor, CT · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
Northwest Environmental Water Labs
Waterbury, CT · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Northeast Laboratories, Inc
Rocky Hill, CT · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in New Hartford 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 New Hartford Center
Other towns in Litchfield County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Aquarion - New Hartford’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water