WESTBOROUGH WATER DEPARTMENT
MA · PWS ID MA2328000 · Community water system
102
contaminants tested
21
detected
21,567
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0058 ug/L | 2/12 | 2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0034 ug/L | 1/12 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0075 ug/L | 1/12 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2100 UG/L | 176/204 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 26 UG/L | 164/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 65 UG/L | 164/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 9.7 UG/L | 164/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 100.6 UG/L | 164/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 39.2 UG/L | 158/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 22 UG/L | 154/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 37 UG/L | 150/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 3.5 UG/L | 82/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 2.4 UG/L | 55/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 68 UG/L | 40/43 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Arsenic | 24 UG/L | 27/101 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1200 UG/L | 27/44 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0560 mg/L | 18/18 | LCR | 2026 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 4 UG/L | 14/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 79 UG/L | 4/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Selenium | 5 UG/L | 3/51 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.5100 UG/L | 1/112 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
81 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 DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totallithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
WESTBOROUGH