Is New Milford, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
4 of the 15 utilities serving New Milford have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Candle Hill Mobile Home Park, Sunny Valley Tax District, Birch Groves Association, Inc and 1 more.
Aquarion - New Milford Regional, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.3 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 New Milford’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Aquarion - New Milford Regional
Connecticut · serves 13,331 people · about 1,000 in New Milford
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Candle Hill Mobile Home Park
Connecticut · serves 233 people · under 100 in New Milford
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 8.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Aquarion - Carmen Hill
Connecticut · serves 322 people · under 100 in New Milford
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Aquarion - Meadowbrook
Connecticut · serves 396 people · under 100 in New Milford
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sunny Valley Tax District
Connecticut · serves 500 people · under 100 in New Milford
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
5 health-based violations since 2016
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Old Farms Condominium Association Inc
Connecticut · serves 285 people · under 100 in New Milford
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Aquarion - Forest Hills
Connecticut · serves 265 people · under 100 in New Milford
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Aquarion - Dean Heights
Connecticut · serves 162 people · under 100 in New Milford
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Clc Owners Corporation
Connecticut · serves 736 people · under 100 in New Milford
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 9.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Birch Groves Association, Inc
Connecticut · serves 300 people · under 100 in New Milford
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 20.7 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
5 more utilities in New Milford
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in New Milford than those above.
- Aquarion - Twin Oaksserves 152 people · under 100 in New Milford · no health-based violations since 2016
- Lillinonah Park Estates Homeowners Assnserves 128 people · under 100 in New Milford · 2 health-based violations since 2016
- Candlewood Trails Association, Inc.serves 312 people · under 100 in New Milford · no health-based violations since 2016
- Aquarion - Park Glenserves 37 people · under 100 in New Milford · no health-based violations since 2016
- Candlewood Springs Property Owners Assnserves 148 people · under 100 in New Milford · 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 Aquarion - New Milford Regional’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near New Milford
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to New Milford, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
ALS Environmental - Newtown
Newtown, CT · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, radioactivity
Northwest Environmental Water Labs
Waterbury, CT · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Aquarion Water Trap Falls Water Quality Lab
Shelton, CT · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in New Milford
Which ZIP codes are in New Milford: 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 Milford
Other towns in Litchfield County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Aquarion - New Milford Regional’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water