PLYMOUTH WATER DEPARTMENT
MA · PWS ID MA4239000 · Community water system
104
contaminants tested
17
detected
47,100
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0040 ug/L | 1/22 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0031 ug/L | 1/22 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2370 UG/L | 156/156 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2.26 UG/L | 85/217 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 23.4 UG/L | 34/34 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 192 UG/L | 26/43 | SYR4 | 2016–2019 |
| Barium | 74 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Bromoform | 14.6 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Chloroform | 1.8 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 5.79 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0270 mg/L | 20/20 | LCR | 2024 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 2.6 UG/L | 19/20 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 3.09 UG/L | 10/34 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 3.09 UG/L | 7/20 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Lead | 16 UG/L | 6/30 | SYR4 | 2016 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.8100 UG/L | 2/89 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 1 UG/L | 1/20 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
87 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, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
PLYMOUTH