Is Springfield, MA Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Springfield's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate	140 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	80.7 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	79.13 µg/L 132% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	67.53 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	67.12 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	56.325 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	27.39 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Barium	8.8 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.664 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	5.4 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0035 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION · 169,170 people · 2024	1/1	LCR

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 the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Springfield

Supplier	Population served
SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION	169,170

Frequently asked questions about Springfield tap water

Is Springfield tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 11 contaminants in the water serving Springfield. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Springfield?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Springfield, Massachusetts to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Springfield's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Springfield include Nitrate, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dibromoacetic Acid, Chloroform. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

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.