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Massachusetts tap water quality
PFAS results for 263 Massachusetts water systems from EPA's latest nationwide testing. Enter your address for your own utility's record and a filter recommendation.
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263systems tested
55%had PFAS detected
106over EPA's 4 ppt limit
Highest PFAS levels in Massachusetts
| Water system | Max PFOA (ppt) | Max PFOS (ppt) |
|---|---|---|
| Raynham Center Water District | 92 | — |
| Dartmouth Water Division | 4.2 | 50.6 |
| Natick Water Department | 14.3 | 37.3 |
| Duxbury Water Department | 7.5 | 35 |
| Norwell Water Department | 9.9 | 18.4 |
| Easton Water Div | 9.9 | 16.3 |
| Aquarion Water Company Millbury | 15.8 | 6.2 |
| Sharon Water Dept | 8.1 | 15 |
| Acton Water Supply District | 13.4 | 4.9 |
| Randolph Water Department | 7.3 | 13 |
All Massachusetts water systems
- Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works ⚠
- Acton Water Supply District ⚠
- Agawam Water Department
- Amesbury Dpw Water Div.
- Amherst Dpw Water Division
- Andover Water Dept
- Arlington Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Ash/Win Joint Water Authority
- Ashland Water & Sewer Dept.
- Athol Dpw Water Division
- Attleboro Water Dept ⚠
- Auburn Water District Ma ⚠
- Bedford Water Dept.
- Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Div. ⚠
- Belmont Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Beverly Water Dept
- Billerica Water Works ⚠
- Boston Water and Sewer Commission (Mwra)
- Bourne Water District ⚠
- Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. ⚠
- Brewster Water Department
- Bridgewater Water Department ⚠
- Brockton Water Department
- Brookline Water and Sewer Division
- Burlington Water Dept
- Cambridge Water Department ⚠
- Canton Water Dept ⚠
- Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WD ⚠
- Chatham Water Department
- Chelmsford Water District ⚠
- Chelsea Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Chicopee Water Dept (Mwra)
- City of New Bedford Dpi
- Clinton Water Dept
- Concord Water Dept Ma ⚠
- Danvers Water Dept. ⚠
- Dartmouth Water Division ⚠
- Dedham Westwood Water Dist. ⚠
- Dennis Water District
- Dracut Water Supply District ⚠
- Duxbury Water Department ⚠
- East Bridgewater Water Dept. ⚠
- East Longmeadow Dpw Water Dept
- Easthampton Water Dept
- Easton Water Div ⚠
- Everett Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Fairhaven Water Dept
- Fall River Water Department
- Falmouth Water Dept
- Fitchburg Dpw Div. of Water Supply ⚠
- Foxboro Water Department ⚠
- Framingham Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Franklin Water Department Ma ⚠
- Gardner Water Department
- Gloucester Public Utility Division
- Grafton Water District ⚠
- Greenfield Water Department
- Hanover Water Dept Ma ⚠
- Hanscom Afb
- Harwich Water Department
- Haverhill Water Dept
- Holbrook Public Works Dept ⚠
- Holden Water Division Dpw ⚠
- Holliston Water Department ⚠
- Holyoke Water Works
- Hudson Water Supply
- Hyannis Water System Town of Barnstable
- Inima USA / Aquaria LLC
- Ipswich Dpu Water Dept ⚠
- Kingston Water Department
- Lawrence Water Works
- Leominster Water Division ⚠
- Lexington Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Longmeadow Water Dept
- Lowell Regional Water Utility ⚠
- Lynn Water and Sewer Comm ⚠
- Malden Water Division (Mwra)
- Mansfield Water Division ⚠
- Marblehead Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Marlborough Dpw Water Div. (Mwra)
- Marshfield Water Department ⚠
- Mashpee Water District
- Mattapoisett River Valley W.D.
- Maynard Dpw Water Division ⚠
- Medfield Water Dept. ⚠
- Medford Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Melrose Water Division (Mwra)
- Methuen Water Dept
- Middleborough Water Supply ⚠
- Milford Water Company ⚠
- Milton Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Natick Water Department ⚠
- Needham Water Dept ⚠
- Newburyport Water Department ⚠
- Newton Water Dept. (Mwra)
- North Adams Water Dept ⚠
- North Andover Water Dept
- North Attleboro Water Dept ⚠
- North Reading Water Dept.
- Northampton Water Dept
- Northborough Water Department (Mwra)
- Norton Water Department ⚠
- Norwell Water Department ⚠
- Norwood Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Oak Bluffs Water District
- Orleans Water Department
- Peabody Water Dept. ⚠
- Pembroke Water Division Dpw
- Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept
- Plymouth Water Department Ma
- Provincetown Water Department
- Quincy Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Randolph Water Department ⚠
- Raynham Center Water District ⚠
- Reading Water Department
- Revere Water Division (Mwra)
- Salem Water Department Ma
- Salisbury Water Department ⚠
- Sandwich Water District
- Saugus Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Scituate Water Division ⚠
- Seekonk Water District ⚠
- Sharon Water Dept ⚠
- Shrewsbury Water Department ⚠
- Somerset Water Department
- Somerville Water Dept. (Mwra)
- South Hadley Fd #1 (Mwra)
- Southborough Dpw Water Division (Mwra)
- Southbridge Water Department
- Springfield Water and Sewer Commission
- Stoneham Water Dept (Mwra Supply)
- Stoughton Water Department ⚠
- Sudbury Water District ⚠
- Swampscott Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Swansea Water District ⚠
- Taunton Water Division
- Tewksbury Water Department ⚠
- Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative
- Uxbridge Dpw Water Division ⚠
- Wakefield Water Dept ⚠
- Walpole Water Dept
- Waltham Water Department
- Wannacomet Water Company
- Wareham Fire District
- Watertown Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Wayland Water Department ⚠
- Webster Water Department ⚠
- Weir River Water System ⚠
- Wellesley Water Division ⚠
- West Springfield Dpw Water Division
- Westborough Water Department ⚠
- Westfield Water Dept
- Westford Water Department ⚠
- Weston Water Dept.
- Weymouth Water Department
- Whitman Water System
- Wilmington Water Dept
- Winchester Water Dept
- Winthrop Water Division (Mwra)
- Woburn Water Dept. ⚠
- Worcester Dpwp Water Supply Division
- Wrentham Water Division ⚠
- Yarmouth Water Department
- Acushnet Water Department
- Adams Fire District
- Aquarion Water Company Millbury ⚠
- Aquarion Water Company Oxford
- Ashburnham Water Department
- Ayer Dpw Water Division
- Barnstable Fire District ⚠
- Barre Water Department
- Belchertown Water District
- Blackstone Water Department ⚠
- Boylston Water District ⚠
- Buzzards Bay Water District
- Cherry Valley/ Rochdale Water District
- Cohasset Water Dept ⚠
- Cotuit Fire District Water Department
- Dalton Fire District
- Devens Massdevelopment
- Dighton Water District ⚠
- Douglas Water Department
- Dudley Water Department
- Edgartown Water Department
- Georgetown Water Department
- Great Barrington Fire Dist
- Groton Water Department
- Groveland Water Department ⚠
- Hadley Dpw Water Division
- Halifax Water Department ⚠
- Hamilton Water Dept ⚠
- Hanson Water Department ⚠
- Hatfield Water Dept
- Haystack Estates ⚠
- Hopedale Water Department ⚠
- Hopkinton Water Department ⚠
- Kenwood Water District ⚠
- Lancaster Water Department
- Lee Water Dept
- Lenox Dpw Water Division
- Lincoln Water Dept ⚠
- Littleton Water Department
- Lunenburg Water District ⚠
- Lynnfield Center Water District ⚠
- Lynnfield Water Dist. (Mwra)
- Manchester By the Sea Dpw ⚠
- Marion Water Division
- Mattapoisett Water Department
- Mci Norfolk/Cedar Junction/Walpole
- Mci Shirley
- Medway Water Department ⚠
- Merrimac Water Department ⚠
- Middleton Water Dept. ⚠
- Millis Water Dept ⚠
- Monson Water and Sewer Dept
- Mt Greylock Regional School
- Nahant Water Dept. (Mwra)
- Norfolk Water Division ⚠
- North Brookfield Water Department
- North Chelmsford Water Dist
- North Raynham Water District
- North Sagamore Water District
- Northbridge Water Division
- Onset Fire District ⚠
- Orange Water Dept
- Otis Air National Guard Base
- Palmer Water District No.1
- Paxton Water Department
- Pepperell Dpw Water Division ⚠
- Pinehills Water Company INC.
- Plainville Water Department ⚠
- Rockport Water Dept
- Rowley Water Department ⚠
- Rutland Water Department
- Shirley Water District ⚠
- South Deerfield Water Supply District
- South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept
- Southampton Water Dept
- Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing
- Southwick Water Dept
- Spencer Water Department
- Sterling Water Department ⚠
- Sturbridge Water Department
- Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant ⚠
- Tisbury Water Works
- Topsfield Water Department ⚠
- Town of Avon ⚠
- Town of Eastham
- Townsend Water Department ⚠
- Turners Falls Water Dept
- Tyngsborough Water District ⚠
- Upton Dpw Water/Wastewater Division
- Ware Water Dept ⚠
- Wenham Water Dept. ⚠
- West Boylston Water District ⚠
- West Bridgewater Water Dept ⚠
- West Newbury Water Department
- Westminster Department of Public Works
- Whately Water Department
- Whitinsville Water Company
- Wilbraham Water Dept (Mwra)
- Williamstown Water Dept
- Winchendon Water Department
Questions
Does Massachusetts tap water have PFAS?
In EPA's UCMR 5 testing, 144 of 263 Massachusetts water systems (55%) had at least one PFAS compound detected, and 106 had PFOA or PFOS above EPA's 4 ppt limit.
What is the best water filter in Massachusetts?
It depends on your utility. Where PFAS is above EPA's limit, reverse osmosis is the most effective option. Where the main concern is lead from home plumbing or chlorine taste, a certified carbon filter is enough. Enter your address to get a match.