Is MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Connecticut · PWSID CT0770021 · Surface water
Population served
51,198
Cities served
GLASTONBURY, MANCHESTER, SOUTH WINDSOR, VERNON
State / jurisdiction
Connecticut (CT)
PWSID
CT0770021
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
31 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOSregulated
16.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
15.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
13.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
4.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
4.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
3.8
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHpA
3.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 31 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT · Chosen for MANCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT because PFAS was detected at 16 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 31 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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