NORTH ADAMS WATER DEPT
MA · PWS ID MA1209000 · Community water system
102
contaminants tested
13
detected
13,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0059 ug/L | 1/4 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromodichloromethane | 4.9 UG/L | 101/101 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chloroform | 54 UG/L | 101/101 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 27 UG/L | 101/102 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 20.9 UG/L | 100/102 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 39 UG/L | 100/100 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 69.1 UG/L | 99/99 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 2.6 UG/L | 35/102 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0100 mg/L | 27/27 | LCR | 2025 |
| Nitrate | 252 UG/L | 24/28 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Barium | 12 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 2.2 UG/L | 6/102 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.2 UG/L | 3/101 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
89 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, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECOPPER, FREECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
NORTH ADAMS