CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI
MA · PWS ID MA4201000 · Community water system
103
contaminants tested
15
detected
101,079
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0070 ug/L | 1/4 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 65 UG/L | 220/220 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 82 UG/L | 214/214 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0350 mg/L | 19/19 | LCR | 2023 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 7.6 UG/L | 12/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2013 |
| Chloroform | 41 UG/L | 12/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2013 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 0.9200 UG/L | 10/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2013 |
| Barium | 9 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1300 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 106 UG/L | 6/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 30 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 4.2 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 13 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| COPPER, FREE | 1.1 UG/L | 1/3 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chromium | 1.1 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
88 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
NEW BEDFORD