Is Wallingford Center, CT tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Wallingford Center has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Meriden Water Division.
Wallingford Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 13.9 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 Wallingford Center’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Wallingford Water Department
Connecticut · serves 37,267 people · about 7,600 in Wallingford Center
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 13.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Meriden Water Division
Connecticut · serves 58,441 people · under 100 in Wallingford Center
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 9.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Wallingford Water Department’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Water testing near Wallingford Center
The 3 labs Connecticut certifies closest to Wallingford Center, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Environmental Monitoring Lab
Wallingford, CT · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
EMSL Analytical, Inc. - CT
Meriden, CT · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
Northwest Environmental Water Labs
Waterbury, CT · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Wallingford Center
Which ZIP codes are in Wallingford 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 Wallingford Center
Other towns in New Haven County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Wallingford Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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