Is Lynn Water and Sewer Comm Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Essex

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	Archived	1988-01-01 → 1988-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1985-07-01 → 1986-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0049 µg/L	4/4	2023
Pfpea	0.0052 µg/L	4/4	2023
Pfba	0.0054 µg/L	2/4	2023
PFBS	0.0031 µg/L	2/4	2023
PFOA	0.0047 µg/L	2/4	2023

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
Chlorite	200 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	486/510	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.52 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 40.5 µg/L	225/225	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	72.47 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 83.9 µg/L	224/224	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Chloroform	31.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	122/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromoform	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	80/160	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.0024 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2023
Nitrate	250 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	18.65 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	921.5 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 960 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/160	SYR4	2015–2019

83 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MATTHEW COMEAU
Phone: 7815955200
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Lynn Water and Sewer Comm

Is Lynn Water and Sewer Comm tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Lynn Water and Sewer Comm'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 Lynn Water and Sewer Comm's water?

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

How many people does Lynn Water and Sewer Comm serve?

Lynn Water and Sewer Comm reports serving 101,253 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Lynn Water and Sewer Comm had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 26 violations on file for Lynn Water and Sewer Comm, of which 20 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.