Is Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0180 µg/L	7/10	2025
PFOA	0.0120 µg/L	7/10	2025
Pfpea	0.0320 µg/L	7/10	2025
Pfba	0.0250 µg/L	6/10	2025
PFBS	0.0030 µg/L	4/10	2025
Pfhpa	0.0080 µg/L	4/10	2025
PFHXS	0.0040 µg/L	4/10	2025
PFOS	0.0070 µg/L	4/10	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
TTHM	112 µg/L 140% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 182 µg/L	187/187	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	29.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.8 µg/L	183/183	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	74.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 137 µg/L	183/183	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.7 µg/L	183/183	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	63.08 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 154 µg/L	179/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	37.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 90.1 µg/L	175/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 62.2 µg/L	154/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	139/183	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	108/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.6 µg/L	63/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	392 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 420 µg/L	28/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Copper	64 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	13/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	5/19	SYR4	2012–2019

81 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KRISTEL J CAMERON
Phone: 7818780901
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works

Is Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works'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 Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works's water?

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

How many people does Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works serve?

Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works reports serving 33,387 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Abington/Rockland Joint Wtr. Works, of which 17 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.