Is Boylston Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

129

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-05-01 → 2014-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-05-01 → 2014-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0036 µg/L	1/3	2025
PFOA	0.0060 µg/L	1/3	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	3125 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3200 µg/L	76/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0031 mg/L 21% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Simazine	0.1265 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1300 µg/L	8/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	9.565 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2014
Bromoform	2.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2018–2019
TTHM	3.91 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.19 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Arsenic	4.2 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014
Dibromochloromethane	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2018–2019

89 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCOTT J MCCUBREY
Phone: 5088693400
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Boylston Water District

Is Boylston Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Boylston Water District'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 Boylston Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Simazine, Barium, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Boylston Water District serve?

Boylston Water District reports serving 3,343 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Boylston Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 129 violations on file for Boylston Water District, of which 22 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.