EAST LYME WATER & SEWER COMMISSION
CT · PWS ID CT0450011 · Community water system
106
contaminants tested
29
detected
15,245
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0092 ug/L | 4/14 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0072 ug/L | 4/14 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0056 ug/L | 4/14 | 2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0054 ug/L | 3/14 | 2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0048 ug/L | 2/14 | 2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0030 ug/L | 1/14 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 2070 UG/L | 569/572 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 4180 UG/L | 536/536 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 4180 UG/L | 268/268 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 26.5 UG/L | 134/134 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 200 UG/L | 103/572 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 7 UG/L | 51/134 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 15.6 UG/L | 39/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 8.9 UG/L | 31/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0050 mg/L | 25/25 | LCR | 2026 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 4.1 UG/L | 24/130 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 3.8 UG/L | 22/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 11.6 UG/L | 21/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1030 UG/L | 21/21 | SYR4 | 2014–2018 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 39.4 PCI/L | 15/18 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Barium | 88 UG/L | 12/12 | SYR4 | 2014–2018 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.8000 UG/L | 12/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrite | 240 UG/L | 10/268 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 4 UG/L | 9/12 | SYR4 | 2014–2018 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 7.02 PCI/L | 4/30 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 1.4 PCI/L | 2/31 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Heptachlor | 0.0880 UG/L | 1/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 0.0440 UG/L | 1/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Selenium | 7 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2014–2018 |
77 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-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 tetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
EAST LYME