WAKEFIELD WATER DEPT
MA · PWS ID MA3305000 · Community water system
102
contaminants tested
21
detected
27,090
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 | 2/6 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0045 ug/L | 1/6 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0069 ug/L | 1/6 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 100.34 UG/L | 120/120 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 75.16 UG/L | 120/120 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 17 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Chloroform | 37.4 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 5.73 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 21.7 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 5.97 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0480 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2024 |
| Nitrate | 430 UG/L | 14/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 21.3 UG/L | 12/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Barium | 33 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1300 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 2.17 UG/L | 6/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2.05 UG/L | 5/16 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Arsenic | 3 UG/L | 3/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Carbofuran | 0.9000 UG/L | 1/6 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dalapon | 1.7 UG/L | 1/6 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.7100 UG/L | 1/32 | 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, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECOPPER, FREECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
WAKEFIELD