Is City of New Bedford Dpi Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1994-06-01 → 1994-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-08-01 → 1991-08-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0070 µg/L	1/4	2024

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	52.34 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 65 µg/L	220/220	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	63.35 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 82 µg/L	214/214	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0041 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2023
Bromodichloromethane	7.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2013
Chloroform	39.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2013
Dibromochloromethane	0.8975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9200 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2012–2013
Barium	8.86 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1230 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	106 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012
Copper	1.1 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.1 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

88 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JAMIE PONTE
Phone: 5089791550
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of New Bedford Dpi

Is City of New Bedford Dpi tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in City of New Bedford Dpi'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 City of New Bedford Dpi's water?

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

How many people does City of New Bedford Dpi serve?

City of New Bedford Dpi reports serving 101,079 people in Massachusetts, per its EPA record.

Has City of New Bedford Dpi had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2 violations on file for City of New Bedford Dpi, of which 2 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.