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PFAS in drinking water: Massachusetts

EPA UCMR 5 results for 263 public water systems. 144 had at least one PFAS detected; 106 had a highest single PFOA or PFOS result above 4.0 ppt.

UCMR 5 is a one-time EPA monitoring program, not a compliance determination. The values shown are the highest single sample result at any of the system's sampling points; one result above 4.0 ppt does not mean the system violates the PFAS rule, which is judged on running annual averages under separate compliance monitoring. Results describe the public water system, not an individual home.

Water systemServesPFOA max (ppt)PFOS max (ppt)PFAS detected
Abington/Rockland Joint WTR. Works
MA4001000
Abington1278
Acton Water Supply District
MA2002000
Acton13.44.98
Acushnet Water Department
MA4003000
AcushnetNDND0
Adams Fire District
MA1004000
AdamsNDND0
Agawam Water Department
MA1005000
AgawamNDND0
Amesbury DPW Water Div.
MA3007000
AmesburyNDND0
Amherst DPW Water Division
MA1008000
AmherstNDND0
Andover Water Dept
MA3009000
AndoverNDND1
Aquarion Water Company Oxford
MA2226000
OxfordNDND1
Aquarion Water Company, Millbury
MA2186000
Millbury15.86.27
Arlington Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3010000
ArlingtonNDND0
Ash/Win Joint Water Authority
MA2011004
AshburnhamNDND0
Ashburnham Water Department
MA2011000
AshburnhamNDND0
Ashland Water & Sewer Dept.
MA3014000
AshlandNDND1
Athol DPW Water Division
MA1015000
AtholNDND0
Attleboro Water Dept
MA4016000
Attleboro6.6125
Auburn Water District, MA
MA2017000
Auburn5.74.74
Ayer DPW Water Division
MA2019000
AyerNDND3
Barnstable Fire District
MA4020000
Barnstable4.47.16
Barre Water Department
MA2021000
BarreNDND0
Bedford Water Dept.
MA3023000
BedfordNDND0
Belchertown Water District
MA1024000
BelchertownNDND0
Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Div.
MA2025000
Bellingham4.353
Belmont Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3026000
BelmontNDND0
Beverly Water Dept
MA3030000
BeverlyNDND2
Billerica Water Works
MA3031000
Billerica5.5ND5
Blackstone Water Department
MA2032000
Blackstone5.7ND1
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA)
MA3035000
BostonNDND0
Bourne Water District
MA4036000
BourneND4.83
Boylston Water District
MA2039000
Boylston6ND2
Braintree Water and Sewer Dept.
MA4040000
Braintree5.38.55
Brewster Water Department
MA4041000
BrewsterNDND0
Bridgewater Water Department
MA4042000
Bridgewater977
Brockton Water Department
MA4044000
BrocktonNDND0
Brookline Water and Sewer Division
MA3046000
BrooklineNDND0
Burlington Water Dept
MA3048000
BurlingtonNDND1
Buzzards Bay Water District
MA4036001
BourneNDND0
Cambridge Water Department
MA3049000
Cambridge4.8ND3
Canton Water Dept
MA4050000
Canton5ND4
Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WD
MA4020002
Barnstable4.9ND5
Chatham Water Department
MA4055000
ChathamNDND0
Chelmsford Water District
MA3056000
Chelmsford8.97.25
Chelsea Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3057000
ChelseaNDND0
Cherry Valley/ Rochdale Water District
MA2151001
LeicesterNDND2
Chicopee Water Dept (MWRA)
MA1061000
ChicopeeNDND0
City of New Bedford Dpi
MA4201000
New BedfordNDND1
Clinton Water Dept
MA2064000
ClintonNDND0
Cohasset Water Dept
MA4065000
Cohasset6.74.55
Concord Water Dept, MA
MA3067000
Concord6ND4
Cotuit Fire District Water Department
MA4020003
BarnstableNDND0
Dalton Fire District
MA1070000
DaltonNDND0
Danvers Water Dept.
MA3071000
DanversND5.21
Dartmouth Water Division
MA4072000
Dartmouth4.250.67
Dedham Westwood Water Dist.
MA3073000
Dedham6.55.14
Dennis Water District
MA4075000
DennisNDND2
Devens Massdevelopment
MA2019001
AyerNDND2
Dighton Water District
MA4076000
Dighton5.54.14
Douglas Water Department
MA2077000
Douglas4ND4
Dracut Water Supply District
MA3079000
Dracut6.1ND3
Dudley Water Department
MA2080000
DudleyNDND0
Duxbury Water Department
MA4082000
Duxbury7.53510
East Bridgewater Water Dept.
MA4083000
East Bridgewater5.1ND3
East Longmeadow DPW Water Dept
MA1085000
East LongmeadowNDND0
Easthampton Water Dept
MA1087000
EasthamptonNDND0
Easton Water Div
MA4088000
Easton9.916.36
Edgartown Water Department
MA4089000
EdgartownNDND0
Everett Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3093000
EverettNDND0
Fairhaven Water Dept
MA4094000
FairhavenNDND0
Fall River Water Department
MA4095000
Fall RiverNDND0
Falmouth Water Dept
MA4096000
FalmouthNDND0
Fitchburg DPW, Div. of Water Supply
MA2097000
Fitchburg4.9ND3
Foxboro Water Department
MA4099000
Foxborough6.36.75
Framingham Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3100000
FraminghamNDND0
Franklin Water Department, MA
MA2101000
Franklin4.75.65
Gardner Water Department
MA2103000
GardnerNDND0
Georgetown Water Department
MA3105000
GeorgetownNDND0
Gloucester Public Utility Division
MA3107000
GloucesterNDND0
Grafton Water District
MA2110000
Grafton6.96.95
Great Barrington Fire Dist
MA1113000
Great BarringtonNDND0
Greenfield Water Department
MA1114000
GreenfieldNDND0
Groton Water Department
MA2115000
GrotonNDND1
Groveland Water Department
MA3116000
Groveland6.3ND4
Hadley DPW Water Division
MA1117002
HadleyNDND0
Halifax Water Department
MA4118000
Halifax7.74.86
Hamilton Water Dept
MA3119000
Hamilton11.111.25
Hanover Water Dept, MA
MA4122000
Hanover8.911.47
Hanscom AFB
MA3023002
BedfordNDND0
Hanson Water Department
MA4123000
Hanson5.642
Harwich Water Department
MA4126000
HarwichNDND0
Hatfield Water Dept
MA1127000
HatfieldNDND4
Haverhill Water Dept
MA3128000
HaverhillNDND0
Haystack Estates
MA3330019
Westford5.6ND4
Holbrook Public Works Dept
MA4133000
Holbrook711.97
Holden Water Division, DPW
MA2134000
Holden4.9ND5
Holliston Water Department
MA2136000
Holliston5.36.55
Holyoke Water Works
MA1137000
HolyokeNDND0
Hopedale Water Department
MA2138000
Hopedale6.84.34
Hopkinton Water Department
MA2139000
Hopkinton7.2ND5
Hudson Water Supply
MA2141000
HudsonNDND1
Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable
MA4020004
BarnstableNDND3
Inima USA / Aquaria LLC
MA4076004
DightonNDND0
Ipswich Dpu Water Dept
MA3144000
Ipswich7.3ND6
Kenwood Water District
MA3079001
Dracut6.3ND4
Kingston Water Department
MA4145000
KingstonNDND0
Lancaster Water Department
MA2147000
LancasterNDND0
Lawrence Water Works
MA3149000
LawrenceNDND2
Lee Water Dept
MA1150000
LeeNDND0
Lenox DPW Water Division
MA1152000
LenoxNDND0
Leominster Water Division
MA2153000
Leominster4.3ND1
Lexington Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3155000
LexingtonNDND0
Lincoln Water Dept
MA3157000
Lincoln6.45.43
Littleton Water Department
MA2158000
LittletonNDND0
Longmeadow Water Dept
MA1159000
LongmeadowNDND0
Lowell Regional Water Utility
MA3160000
Lowell4.6ND3
Lunenburg Water District
MA2162000
Lunenburg5.1ND3
Lynn Water and Sewer Comm
MA3163000
Lynn4.7ND5
Lynnfield Center Water District
MA3164000
Lynnfield6.1ND4
Lynnfield Water Dist. (MWRA)
MA3164001
LynnfieldNDND0
MCI Norfolk/Cedar Junction/Walpole
MA2208001
NorfolkNDND0
MCI Shirley
MA2270001
ShirleyNDND1
Malden Water Division (MWRA)
MA3165000
MaldenNDND0
Manchester By the Sea DPW
MA3166000
Manchester124.86
Mansfield Water Division
MA4167000
Mansfield4.36.24
Marblehead Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3168000
MarbleheadNDND0
Marion Water Division
MA4169000
MarionNDND0
Marlborough DPW Water Div. (MWRA)
MA2170000
MarlboroughNDND0
Marshfield Water Department
MA4171000
Marshfield74.67
Mashpee Water District
MA4172039
MashpeeNDND1
Mattapoisett River Valley W.D.
MA4173001
MattapoisettNDND0
Mattapoisett Water Department
MA4173000
MattapoisettNDND0
Maynard DPW, Water Division
MA2174000
Maynard7.14.25
Medfield Water Dept.
MA2175000
Medfield76.75
Medford Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3176000
MedfordNDND0
Medway Water Department
MA2177000
Medway7.2ND4
Melrose Water Division (MWRA)
MA3178000
MelroseNDND0
Merrimac Water Department
MA3180000
Merrimac6.9ND1
Methuen Water Dept
MA3181000
Methuen4ND3
Middleborough Water Supply
MA4182000
Middleborough1158
Middleton Water Dept.
MA3184000
Middleton4.5ND5
Milford Water Company
MA2185000
Milford7.16.65
Millis Water Dept
MA2187000
Millis6.97.35
Milton Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3189000
MiltonNDND0
Monson Water and Sewer Dept
MA1191000
MonsonNDND0
Mt Greylock Regional School
MA1341010
WilliamstownNDND0
Nahant Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3196000
NahantNDND0
Natick Water Department
MA3198000
Natick14.337.36
Needham Water Dept
MA3199000
Needham4.652
Newburyport Water Department
MA3206000
NewburyportND4.62
Newton Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3207000
NewtonNDND0
Norfolk Water Division
MA2208000
Norfolk74.55
North Adams Water Dept
MA1209000
North Adams5.9ND1
North Andover Water Dept
MA3210000
North AndoverNDND0
North Attleboro Water Dept
MA4211000
North Attleborough988
North Brookfield Water Department
MA2212000
North BrookfieldNDND0
North Chelmsford Water Dist
MA3056002
ChelmsfordNDND0
North Raynham Water District
MA4245002
RaynhamNDND1
North Reading Water Dept.
MA3213000
North ReadingNDND3
North Sagamore Water District
MA4036002
BourneNDND2
Northampton Water Dept
MA1214000
NorthamptonNDND0
Northborough Water Department (MWRA)
MA2215000
NorthboroughNDND0
Northbridge Water Division
MA2216006
NorthbridgeNDND0
Norton Water Department
MA4218000
Norton8.847
Norwell Water Department
MA4219000
Norwell9.918.47
Norwood Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA4220000
NorwoodNDND0
Oak Bluffs Water District
MA4221000
Oak BluffsNDND2
Onset Fire District
MA4310003
WarehamND7.11
Orange Water Dept
MA1223000
OrangeNDND1
Orleans Water Department
MA4224000
OrleansNDND0
Otis Air National Guard Base
MA4096001
FalmouthNDND0
Palmer Water District No.1
MA1227000
PalmerNDND0
Paxton Water Department
MA2228000
PaxtonNDND3
Peabody Water Dept.
MA3229000
Peabody7ND5
Pembroke Water Division DPW
MA4231000
PembrokeNDND2
Pepperell DPW Water Division
MA2232000
Pepperell11.4102
Pinehills Water Company, Inc.
MA4239055
PlymouthNDND1
Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept
MA1236000
PittsfieldNDND0
Plainville Water Department
MA4238000
Plainville4.35.94
Plymouth Water Department, MA
MA4239000
PlymouthNDND2
Provincetown Water Department
MA4242000
ProvincetownNDND0
Quincy Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3243000
QuincyNDND0
Randolph Water Department
MA4244000
Randolph7.3136
Raynham Center Water District
MA4245000
Raynham92ND7
Reading Water Department
MA3246000
ReadingNDND0
Revere Water Division (MWRA)
MA3248000
RevereNDND1
Rockport Water Dept
MA3252000
RockportNDND0
Rowley Water Department
MA3254000
Rowley7.75.77
Rutland Water Department
MA2257000
RutlandNDND0
Salem Water Department, MA
MA3258000
SalemNDND2
Salisbury Water Department
MA3259000
Salisbury6ND3
Sandwich Water District
MA4261000
SandwichNDND0
Saugus Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3262000
SaugusNDND0
Scituate Water Division
MA4264000
Scituate5.65.74
Seekonk Water District
MA4265000
SeekonkND51
Sharon Water Dept
MA4266000
Sharon8.1156
Shirley Water District
MA2270000
Shirley6.9ND5
Shrewsbury Water Department
MA2271000
Shrewsbury5.45.65
Somerset Water Department
MA4273000
SomersetNDND0
Somerville Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3274000
SomervilleNDND0
South Deerfield Water Supply District
MA1074001
DeerfieldNDND0
South Hadley FD #1 (MWRA)
MA1275000
South HadleyNDND0
South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept
MA1275001
South HadleyNDND0
Southampton Water Dept
MA1276000
SouthamptonNDND0
Southborough DPW Water Division (MWRA)
MA2277000
SouthboroughNDND0
Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing
MA2080006
DudleyNDND0
Southbridge Water Department
MA2278000
SouthbridgeNDND1
Southwick Water Dept
MA1279000
SouthwickNDND0
Spencer Water Department
MA2280000
SpencerNDND0
Springfield Water and Sewer Commission
MA1281000
SpringfieldNDND0
Sterling Water Department
MA2282000
SterlingND5.21
Stoneham Water Dept (MWRA Supply)
MA3284000
StonehamNDND0
Stoughton Water Department
MA4285000
Stoughton7.77.15
Sturbridge Water Department
MA2287000
SturbridgeNDND0
Sudbury Water District
MA3288000
Sudbury9ND6
Swampscott Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3291000
SwampscottNDND0
Swansea Water District
MA4292000
Swansea5.1ND6
Taunton Water Division
MA4293000
TauntonNDND0
Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant
MA2294000
Templeton5.2ND4
Tewksbury Water Department
MA3295000
Tewksbury5ND3
Tisbury Water Works
MA4296000
TisburyNDND0
Topsfield Water Department
MA3298000
Topsfield95.45
Town of Avon
MA4018000
Avon5.162
Town of Eastham
MA4086095
EasthamNDND0
Townsend Water Department
MA2299000
Townsend6.5ND3
Turners Falls Water Dept
MA1192000
MontagueNDND0
Tyngsborough Water District
MA3301000
Tyngsborough4.6ND3
Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative
MA4261024
SandwichNDND0
Upton DPW Water/Wastewater Division
MA2303000
UptonNDND0
Uxbridge DPW, Water Division
MA2304000
UxbridgeND6.73
Wakefield Water Dept
MA3305000
Wakefield6.9ND3
Walpole Water Dept
MA4307000
Walpole446
Waltham Water Department
MA3308000
WalthamNDND0
Wannacomet Water Company
MA4197000
NantucketNDND0
Ware Water Dept
MA1309000
Ware4.97.14
Wareham Fire District
MA4310000
WarehamNDND0
Watertown Water Dept. (MWRA)
MA3314000
WatertownNDND0
Wayland Water Department
MA3315000
Wayland946
Webster Water Department
MA2316000
Webster4.4ND3
Weir River Water System
MA4131000
Hingham6.4ND5
Wellesley Water Division
MA3317000
Wellesley6.36.66
Wenham Water Dept.
MA3320000
Wenham7.26.45
West Boylston Water District
MA2321000
West Boylston5.4ND3
West Bridgewater Water Dept
MA4322000
West Bridgewater5.5ND5
West Newbury Water Department
MA3324000
West NewburyNDND0
West Springfield DPW Water Division
MA1325000
West SpringfieldNDND0
Westborough Water Department
MA2328000
Westborough5.87.53
Westfield Water Dept
MA1329000
WestfieldNDND1
Westford Water Department
MA3330000
Westford8.64.45
Westminster Department of Public Works
MA2332000
WestminsterNDND0
Weston Water Dept.
MA3333000
WestonNDND0
Weymouth Water Department
MA4336000
WeymouthNDND1
Whately Water Department
MA1337010
WhatelyNDND0
Whitinsville Water Company
MA2216000
NorthbridgeNDND0
Whitman Water System
MA4338000
WhitmanNDND4
Wilbraham Water Dept (MWRA)
MA1339000
WilbrahamNDND0
Williamstown Water Dept
MA1341000
WilliamstownNDND0
Wilmington Water Dept
MA3342000
WilmingtonNDND2
Winchendon Water Department
MA2343000
WinchendonNDND0
Winchester Water Dept
MA3344000
WinchesterNDND0
Winthrop Water Division, (MWRA)
MA3346000
WinthropNDND0
Woburn Water Dept.
MA3347000
Woburn8.46.96
Worcester DPWP, Water Supply Division
MA2348000
WorcesterNDND1
Wrentham Water Division
MA4350000
Wrentham5.74.45
Yarmouth Water Department
MA4351000
YarmouthNDND5

ND = not detected (below the 4 ppt UCMR 5 reporting level). Values are the highest single sample result, not an annual average.

Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (EPA page last updated 2026-08-28; samples collected January 2023 – December 2025) ↗.

PFAS disclaimer: PFAS results are copied from EPA's UCMR 5 dataset and describe samples taken at a public water system's entry points between 2023 and 2025, not water at any specific address. Levels may have changed since sampling (for example, after new treatment). “Not detected” means below EPA's UCMR 5 minimum reporting level, not zero. This is not a compliance determination or a water test. Contact your water utility for current information.