STERLING WATER DEPARTMENT
MA · PWS ID MA2282000 · Community water system
101
contaminants tested
17
detected
6,715
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0052 ug/L | 1/4 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 3500 UG/L | 112/114 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0600 mg/L | 37/37 | LCR | 2025 |
| Barium | 62 UG/L | 8/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| TTHM | 18 UG/L | 7/9 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Arsenic | 2 UG/L | 5/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.7000 UG/L | 4/66 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 3.5 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2016–2017 |
| Chloroform | 3.8 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2016–2017 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.9 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2016–2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 0.7000 UG/L | 2/9 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Bromoform | 0.6000 UG/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2016–2017 |
| Chromium | 1 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Fluoride | 33 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Nitrite | 72 UG/L | 1/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Selenium | 2 UG/L | 1/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 0.6000 UG/L | 1/3 | SYR4 | 2015–2017 |
84 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 tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
STERLING