AUBURN WATER DISTRICT
MA · PWS ID MA2017000 · Community water system
102
contaminants tested
23
detected
12,255
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0057 ug/L | 6/12 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0047 ug/L | 4/12 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0031 ug/L | 1/12 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0038 ug/L | 1/12 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2200 UG/L | 102/104 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 90 UG/L | 59/144 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 26 UG/L | 38/38 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 26.2 UG/L | 31/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0140 mg/L | 29/29 | LCR | 2025 |
| Barium | 380 UG/L | 19/19 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| COPPER, FREE | 160 UG/L | 12/12 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 1.1 UG/L | 10/105 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 8.2 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Bromoform | 6.9 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 8.4 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Chloroform | 5.7 UG/L | 4/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 1.8 UG/L | 4/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 3.9 UG/L | 3/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 1.5 UG/L | 2/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| 2,4-D | 0.1530 UG/L | 1/44 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chromium | 2.9 UG/L | 1/19 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 0.5600 UG/L | 1/6 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Fluoride | 690 UG/L | 1/19 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
79 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-TP4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
AUBURN