BLACKSTONE WATER DEPARTMENT
MA · PWS ID MA2032000 · Community water system
101
contaminants tested
16
detected
9,463
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 | 1/2 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2300 UG/L | 126/126 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 326 UG/L | 28/28 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0090 mg/L | 16/16 | LCR | 2025 |
| TTHM | 23.1 UG/L | 10/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 7.87 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 6.03 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 8.9 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 7.2 UG/L | 8/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 3.5 UG/L | 7/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 1 UG/L | 6/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.5 UG/L | 3/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1 UG/L | 1/28 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 1 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 0.6200 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 1 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
85 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, TotalAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
BLACKSTONE