Is New London, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving New London has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
New London Dept. of Public Utilities, 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 New London’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
New London Dept. of Public Utilities
Connecticut · serves 27,620 people · nearly all in New London
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Waterford Wpca
Connecticut · serves 16,578 people · lists New London among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near New London
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to New London, 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 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
CorrTech Corrosion Laboratory
Deep River, CT · about 20 miles
Certified for minerals and other inorganics
Environmental Consulting Lab
Madison, CT · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
ZIP codes in New London
Which ZIP codes are in New London: 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 London
Other towns in New London County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read New London Dept. of Public Utilities’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water