In order to safeguard our public drinking water supplies for the future, water utilities conduct an annual sanitary survey of all properties that are located on public drinking water supply watersheds and are required by law to report their findings to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Similar standards exist in New York State. Water utilities as well as watershed residents have an important stake in maintaining and protecting our sources of drinking water.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is responsible for the administration of state and federal drinking water regulations and is dedicated to assuring the quality and adequacy of our State’s public drinking water sources.