NORFOLK WATER DIVISION
MA · PWS ID MA2208000 · Community water system
76
contaminants tested
18
detected
7,602
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0040 ug/L | 3/8 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0054 ug/L | 2/8 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0070 ug/L | 2/8 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0050 ug/L | 2/8 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0045 ug/L | 1/8 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2690 UG/L | 38/38 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0180 mg/L | 23/23 | LCR | 2025 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 16.6 UG/L | 15/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 10 UG/L | 15/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 16 UG/L | 15/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 18.6 UG/L | 15/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 51.6 UG/L | 15/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 8.1 UG/L | 14/14 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 2.4 UG/L | 13/14 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2.6 UG/L | 10/14 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 2.6 UG/L | 10/14 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Barium | 61 UG/L | 3/3 | SYR4 | 2014–2018 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 1.2 UG/L | 1/14 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
58 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEEthylbenzeneFluorideHFPO-DAMercuryMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitritePFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
NORFOLK