BELLINGHAM DPW WATER SEWER DIVISION
MA · PWS ID MA2025000 · Community water system
104
contaminants tested
25
detected
16,556
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0041 ug/L | 2/4 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0043 ug/L | 2/4 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0050 ug/L | 1/4 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 4300 UG/L | 190/192 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 85 UG/L | 121/123 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 120 UG/L | 117/117 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 30 UG/L | 97/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 12 UG/L | 97/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 74.9 UG/L | 96/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 45 UG/L | 94/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 31.8 UG/L | 92/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2.4 UG/L | 60/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 170 UG/L | 38/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 4.91 UG/L | 38/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 1.2 UG/L | 28/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 1.4 UG/L | 21/97 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0250 mg/L | 20/20 | LCR | 2025 |
| Arsenic | 6.2 UG/L | 5/43 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 2.3 UG/L | 3/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 7.03 PCI/L | 3/3 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Nitrite | 19.6 UG/L | 2/38 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.1500 UG/L | 1/28 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.5600 UG/L | 1/121 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Toluene | 9.9 UG/L | 1/105 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | 0.6600 UG/L | 1/105 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
79 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, TotalAsbestosBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
BELLINGHAM