BOYLSTON WATER DISTRICT
MA · PWS ID MA2039000 · Community water system
101
contaminants tested
12
detected
3,343
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0036 ug/L | 1/3 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0060 ug/L | 1/3 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 3200 UG/L | 76/80 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0200 mg/L | 16/16 | LCR | 2025 |
| Simazine | 0.1300 UG/L | 8/21 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 10 UG/L | 4/5 | SYR4 | 2014 |
| Bromoform | 2.8 UG/L | 3/4 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| TTHM | 4.1 UG/L | 3/4 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.2 UG/L | 2/4 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 1.2 UG/L | 2/4 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| Arsenic | 4.2 UG/L | 1/5 | SYR4 | 2014 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.3 UG/L | 1/4 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
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, TotalAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
BOYLSTON