Is Oxoboxo River, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 9 utilities serving Oxoboxo River have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Montville Water Supply, Norwich Public Utilities and Thompson Hill Water Co - Beechwood Acres.
Montville Water Supply, 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 Oxoboxo River’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Montville Water Supply
Connecticut · serves 1,300 people · nearly all in Oxoboxo River
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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SCWA, Mohegan Division
Connecticut · serves 1,428 people · about 250 in Oxoboxo River
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Norwich Public Utilities
Connecticut · serves 36,163 people · about 140 in Oxoboxo River
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 16.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
9 health-based violations since 2016
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SCWA, Chesterfield Division
Connecticut · serves 524 people · about 130 in Oxoboxo River
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 6.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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SCWA, Hillcrest Division (Hlc)
Connecticut · serves 450 people · about 120 in Oxoboxo River
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Kitemaug Orchard Association, Inc.
Connecticut · serves 490 people · under 100 in Oxoboxo River
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Meadows Apartments
Connecticut · serves 301 people · under 100 in Oxoboxo River
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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SCWA, Montville Division (Mtv)
Connecticut · serves 2,570 people · under 100 in Oxoboxo River
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Thompson Hill Water Co - Beechwood Acres
Connecticut · serves 77 people · under 100 in Oxoboxo River
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Oxoboxo River
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to Oxoboxo River, 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 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
CorrTech Corrosion Laboratory
Deep River, CT · about 18 miles
Certified for minerals and other inorganics
Environmental Consulting Lab
Madison, CT · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Oxoboxo River: 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 Oxoboxo River
Other towns in New London County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Montville Water Supply’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