NEEDHAM WATER DEPT
MA · PWS ID MA3199000 · Community water system
102
contaminants tested
19
detected
31,664
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0046 ug/L | 2/6 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0050 ug/L | 1/6 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 56 UG/L | 120/120 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 27 UG/L | 120/120 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 17.2 UG/L | 92/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Chloroform | 20 UG/L | 92/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 21.1 UG/L | 92/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 16 UG/L | 91/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 2.3 UG/L | 90/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Bromoform | 8.5 UG/L | 74/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 4.9 UG/L | 73/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 9.7 UG/L | 31/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0250 mg/L | 18/18 | LCR | 2023 |
| Nitrate | 1030 UG/L | 14/14 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 1.1 UG/L | 6/92 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Barium | 70 UG/L | 3/3 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| COPPER, FREE | 52 UG/L | 3/7 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1000 UG/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | 0.8000 UG/L | 1/37 | 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, TotalCYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
NEEDHAM