Is Agawam, MA Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Agawam's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
TTHM	76.9 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	72.2 µg/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	68.45 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	43.57 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	27.1 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	5.45 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.122 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT · 28,692 people · 2025	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Agawam

Supplier	Population served
AGAWAM WATER DEPARTMENT	28,692

Frequently asked questions about Agawam tap water

Is Agawam tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 8 contaminants in the water serving Agawam. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Agawam?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Agawam, Massachusetts to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Agawam's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Agawam include TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, Trichloroacetic Acid, Dichloroacetic Acid. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.