MDC water, which comes entirely from surface water sources in watersheds including the Farmington Avenue reservoirs in West Hartford, met or exceeded all state and federal standards.

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The Metropolitan District (MDC) announced today that the drinking water provided to its customers met or exceeded all state and federal standards for 2023. 

The 2023 Water Quality Report is required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act.  The 2023 Water Quality Report is mailed out to MDC customers annually. Additionally, a copy of the report is available online to view and download on the MDC’s website at www.themdc.org in both English and Spanish.

In 2023, the MDC’s potable water was once again in compliance with all state and federal drinking standards. The report includes a description of the MDC’s source waters, treatment techniques, a list of substances the water is tested for and more.

Each year the MDC conducts over 140,000 tests on the water obtained from its reservoirs, treatment plants and other sampling sites throughout the distribution system. In 2023, the MDC distributed an average of 44.1 million gallons of water per day to a population of approximately 400,000.

Although Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) were not yet regulated by the EPA for the 2023 calendar year, the MDC began quarterly testing for 29 different PFAS last year as part of the EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) testing. Results from all four quarters indicated no detectable PFAS in the MDC’s water supply.

“The MDC takes water quality very seriously, and remains committed to providing our customers with the highest quality potable water through source protection, treatment, compliance monitoring and reporting of analytical results,” stated MDC CEO Scott Jellison.

MDC Chairman Donald Currey added, “The responsible stewardship of this resource for over ninety years ensures that our customers and the towns we serve can continue to rely on the MDC to provide the highest quality water.”

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