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Water system · PWSID CT0170011

BRISTOL WATER DEPARTMENT

91
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CT0170011

State

Connecticut

City

BRISTOL

Population served

52,079

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 9 points — the score moved from 100 to 91 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 91

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Mar 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.0×

PFPeA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

118

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

52

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2025. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Aug 2025 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Sep 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Sep 2025
  • State action · SOX Oct 2022
  • State action · SIF May 2020
  • State action · SIA Apr 2020
  • State action · SOX Apr 2020
  • State action · SIA Apr 2020
  • State action · SIE Apr 2020
  • State action · SOX Mar 2020

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

2 stations · latest Oct 2024

3.23 · max 3.3 ppm · 3

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CT0170011 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.