SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT
MA · PWS ID MA2271000 · Community water system
103
contaminants tested
26
detected
38,325
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0043 ug/L | 2/2 | 2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0031 ug/L | 1/2 | 2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0054 ug/L | 1/2 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0056 ug/L | 1/2 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0048 ug/L | 1/2 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2680 UG/L | 120/120 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 16.1 UG/L | 38/41 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 6.23 UG/L | 36/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 66.9 UG/L | 33/33 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 6.56 UG/L | 32/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 3 UG/L | 22/41 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0140 mg/L | 21/21 | LCR | 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | 4.99 UG/L | 19/91 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2.6 UG/L | 18/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 36.1 UG/L | 17/33 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 3.7 UG/L | 11/107 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 2.55 UG/L | 6/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 2.1 UG/L | 6/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 710 UG/L | 5/33 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Arsenic | 5 UG/L | 2/34 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Nitrite | 20 UG/L | 2/19 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 52 UG/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2014 |
| Chloroform | 0.7400 UG/L | 1/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Picloram | 1.9 UG/L | 1/19 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 0.6100 UG/L | 1/39 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.5500 UG/L | 1/91 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
77 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totallithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
SHREWSBURY