Public water system record
Waterbury Water Department
Serves Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 107,271 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Waterbury Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Waterbury Water Department draws water from 4 surface water intakes and 5 reservoirs.
- Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 952 lead and 0 unknown out of 27,905 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Waterbury Water Department go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Where the water comes from
Waterbury Water Department draws water from 4 surface water intakes and 5 reservoirs. 2 other community water systems buy water from Waterbury Water Department. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Waterbury Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Watertown Water & Sewer Authority Oakville, CT
- Wolcott Water Department Wolcott, CT
Annual water quality report
Waterbury Water Department must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Connecticut.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells