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Massachusetts

Across Massachusetts's 563 community water suppliers, 2% exceed the EPA lead action level and 41.2% have detectable PFAS.

2%
exceed lead action level
(11/541 suppliers)
41.2%
PFOA/PFOS detected
(108/262 suppliers)
563
water suppliers

Largest water suppliers

Lead is the LCR 90th-percentile result; a value above 0.015 mg/L exceeds the EPA action level. “—” means no lead sample is on file for that supplier.
SupplierCityPopulationLead (p90)
Mwra Boston 2,580,000 0.0059 mg/L
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (Mwra) Boston 675,647 0.0058 mg/L
Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division Worcester 206,518 0.0020 mg/L
Springfield Water and Sewer Commission Springfield 169,170 0.0035 mg/L
Lowell Regional Water Utility Lowell 120,418 0.0000 mg/L
Cambridge Water Department Cambridge 118,214 0.0080 mg/L
Quincy Water Dept. (Mwra) Quincy 106,000 0.0087 mg/L
Brockton Water Department Brockton 105,788 0.0040 mg/L
Inima Usa / Aquaria Llc Dighton 105,643 —
Lynn Water and Sewer Comm Lynn 101,253 0.0024 mg/L
City of New Bedford Dpi New Bedford 101,079 0.0041 mg/L
Falmouth Water Dept Falmouth 97,551 0.0011 mg/L
Fall River Water Department Fall River 94,000 0.0120 mg/L
Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board Beverly 90,330 0.0017 mg/L
Lawrence Water Works Lawrence 89,143 0.0000 mg/L
Newton Water Dept. (Mwra) Newton 88,931 0.0013 mg/L
Somerville Water Dept. (Mwra) Somerville 81,045 0.0039 mg/L
Framingham Water Dept. (Mwra) Framingham 72,362 0.0016 mg/L
Malden Water Division (Mwra) Malden 66,263 0.0097 mg/L
Waltham Water Department Waltham 65,218 0.0019 mg/L
Dennis Water District Dennis 65,000 0.0000 mg/L
Brookline Water and Sewer Division Brookline 63,191 0.0013 mg/L
Revere Water Division (Mwra) Revere 62,186 0.0080 mg/L
Taunton Water Division Taunton 62,165 0.0018 mg/L
Medford Water Dept. (Mwra) Medford 61,700 0.0083 mg/L
Haverhill Water Dept Haverhill 61,277 0.0000 mg/L
Weymouth Water Department Weymouth 57,871 0.0010 mg/L
Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative Sandwich 56,250 —
Chicopee Water Dept (Mwra) Chicopee 55,560 0.0015 mg/L
Peabody Water Dept. Peabody 54,481 0.0042 mg/L
Methuen Water Dept Methuen 53,059 0.0016 mg/L
Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills Wd Barnstable 50,000 0.0024 mg/L
Everett Water Dept. (Mwra) Everett 49,075 0.0057 mg/L
Beverly Water Dept Beverly 47,461 0.0130 mg/L
Plymouth Water Department Plymouth 47,100 0.0025 mg/L
Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board Randolph 46,519 —
Attleboro Water Dept Attleboro 46,461 0.0013 mg/L
Arlington Water Dept. (Mwra) Arlington 46,308 0.0028 mg/L
Weir River Water System Hingham 45,339 0.0010 mg/L
Salem Water Department Salem 44,480 0.0030 mg/L
Pittsfield Dpu Water Dept Pittsfield 43,927 0.0017 mg/L
Billerica Water Works Billerica 42,119 0.0024 mg/L
Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply Fitchburg 41,946 0.0050 mg/L
Marlborough Dpw Water Div. (Mwra) Marlborough 41,799 0.0033 mg/L
Leominster Water Division Leominster 41,683 0.0028 mg/L
Dedham Westwood Water Dist. Dedham 41,630 0.0020 mg/L
Westfield Dpwwater Division Westfield 41,094 0.0027 mg/L
Woburn Water Dept. Woburn 40,876 0.0013 mg/L
Chelsea Water Dept. (Mwra) Chelsea 40,787 0.0024 mg/L
Amherst Dpw Water Division Amherst 39,263 0.0080 mg/L
Harwich Water Department Harwich 39,144 0.0000 mg/L
Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. Braintree 39,143 0.0048 mg/L
Yarmouth Water Department Yarmouth 38,900 0.0015 mg/L
Shrewsbury Water Department Shrewsbury 38,325 0.0000 mg/L
Holyoke Water Works Holyoke 37,838 0.0090 mg/L
Gloucester Public Utility Division Gloucester 37,440 0.0030 mg/L
Natick Water and Sewer Division Natick 37,006 0.0000 mg/L
Mashpee Water District Mashpee 36,922 0.0014 mg/L
Andover Water Dept Andover 36,569 0.0000 mg/L
Watertown Department of Public Works Watertown 35,985 0.0011 mg/L
Randolph Water Department Randolph 35,114 0.0030 mg/L
Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable Barnstable 35,000 0.0000 mg/L
Brewster Water Department Brewster 35,000 0.0034 mg/L
Lexington Water Dept. (Mwra) Lexington 34,074 0.0018 mg/L
Marshfield Water Department Marshfield 34,000 0.0040 mg/L
Franklin Water Department Franklin 33,706 0.0020 mg/L
Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works Abington 33,387 0.0040 mg/L
Needham Water Dept Needham 31,664 0.0050 mg/L
North Attleboro Water Dept North Attleborough 31,410 0.0051 mg/L
Tewksbury Water Department Tewksbury 31,342 0.0010 mg/L
North Andover Water Dept North Andover 30,915 0.0072 mg/L
Milford Water Department Milford 30,379 0.0030 mg/L
Chatham Water Department Chatham 30,000 0.0011 mg/L
Melrose Water Division (Mwra) Melrose 29,938 0.0102 mg/L
Norwood Water Dept. (Mwra) Norwood 29,909 0.0050 mg/L
Mattapoisett River Valley W.D. Mattapoisett 29,600 —
Northampton Water Division Northampton 29,571 0.0026 mg/L
Wellesley Water Division Wellesley 29,550 0.0035 mg/L
Stoughton Water Department Stoughton 29,281 0.0030 mg/L
West Springfield Dpw Water Division West Springfield 28,835 0.0016 mg/L
Chelmsford Water District Chelmsford 28,750 0.0024 mg/L
Agawam Water Department Agawam 28,692 0.0015 mg/L
Bridgewater Water Department Bridgewater 28,633 0.0030 mg/L
Milton Water Dept. (Mwra) Milton 28,630 0.0077 mg/L
Danvers Water Dept. Danvers 28,087 0.0047 mg/L
Saugus Water Dept. (Mwra) Saugus 27,844 0.0014 mg/L
Wannacomet Water Company Nantucket 27,703 0.0020 mg/L
Belmont Water Dept. (Mwra) Belmont 27,442 0.0015 mg/L
Wakefield Water Dept Wakefield 27,090 0.0015 mg/L
Reading Water Department (Mwra) Reading 26,262 0.0084 mg/L
Burlington Water Dept Burlington 25,864 0.0022 mg/L
Dracut Water Supply District Dracut 25,808 0.0000 mg/L
Easton Water Div Easton 25,058 0.0010 mg/L
Dartmouth Water Division Dartmouth 24,696 0.0070 mg/L
Walpole Water Dept Walpole 24,070 0.0018 mg/L
Oak Bluffs Water District Oak Bluffs 24,000 0.0039 mg/L
Stoneham Water Dept (Mwra Supply) Stoneham 23,244 0.0014 mg/L
Sandwich Water District Sandwich 23,000 0.0000 mg/L
Winchester Water Dept Winchester 22,970 0.0042 mg/L
Canton Water Dept Canton 22,766 0.0014 mg/L