Is Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Norfolk

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0041 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFOA	0.0043 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFOS	0.0050 µg/L	1/4	2025

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	2437.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4300 µg/L	190/192	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	58.9 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 85 µg/L	121/123	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	95.98 µg/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	117/117	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	97/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	97/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 74.9 µg/L	96/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	38.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45 µg/L	94/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.8 µg/L	92/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	60/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	123.75 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	38/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.5695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.91 µg/L	38/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.8295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	28/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	21/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0036 mg/L 24% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Arsenic	6.12 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	5/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.22 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.847 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.03 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrite	19.33 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 19.6 µg/L	2/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.1500 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	0.5600 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	9.9 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/105	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.6600 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/105	SYR4	2012–2019

79 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JESSE M RIEDLE
Phone: 5089665813
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division

Is Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division serve?

Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division reports serving 16,556 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 64 violations on file for Bellingham Dpw Water Sewer Division, of which 40 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.