Drinking water quality · 2025
What's in Metropolitan District Commission, CT tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Metropolitan District Commission, CT water system's 2025 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- CT
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Metropolitan District Commission, CT's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 8 sources.
Source
- WEST HARTFORD RESERVOIR · 4
- RESERVOIR · 2
- BARKHAMSTED RESERVOIR
- NEPAUG RESERVOIR
Treatment
- RESERVOIR #6 WATER TREATMENT PLANT
- WEST HARTFORD WTP (LARGE BASIN)
- WEST HARTFORD WTP (SMALL BASIN)
- + 1 more
Distribution
Also buys water from NEW BRITAIN WATER DEPARTMENT, CTWC - NORTHERN REG-WESTERN SYSTEM, and 1 more.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | None detected |
People also ask about Metropolitan District Commission, CT's water
+Is Metropolitan District Commission, CT tap water safe to drink in 2025?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Metropolitan District Commission, CT's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Metropolitan District Commission, CT tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Metropolitan District Commission, CT's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Metropolitan District Commission, CT's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Metropolitan District Commission, CT's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2025 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.