Is Bedford Water Dept. Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Middlesex

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

128

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-09-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-07-01 → 2014-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31

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
TTHM	67.51 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 88.1 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	26.16 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 55 µg/L	99/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	73/73	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	50.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 82 µg/L	73/73	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	59/77	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	10.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33 µg/L	40/77	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	36/73	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	33/77	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Nitrate	650 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	4/76	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/76	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	17.44 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2017–2018
Barium	20 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Dichloromethane	0.9000 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.3 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014
Nitrite	170 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019

86 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JASON D RAPOSA
Phone: 7812757605
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bedford Water Dept.

Is Bedford Water Dept. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Bedford Water Dept.'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 Bedford Water Dept.'s water?

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

How many people does Bedford Water Dept. serve?

Bedford Water Dept. reports serving 14,955 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Bedford Water Dept. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 128 violations on file for Bedford Water Dept., of which 26 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.