WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION
MA · PWS ID MA2348000 · Community water system
102
contaminants tested
19
detected
206,518
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.0032 ug/L | 1/4 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 66 UG/L | 253/254 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 104.2 UG/L | 250/250 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 23.9 UG/L | 110/110 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 30 UG/L | 110/110 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 5.5 UG/L | 82/106 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 17.7 UG/L | 39/39 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Chloroform | 82.5 UG/L | 39/39 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 6.8 UG/L | 39/39 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 2.8 UG/L | 25/102 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 0.8300 UG/L | 24/102 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0400 mg/L | 17/17 | LCR | 2024 |
| Nitrate | 284 UG/L | 12/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 14 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 70 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | 1.9 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | 2.2 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | 0.6000 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | 0.7000 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
83 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromateBromoformCYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumtrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
WORCESTER