FRANKLIN WATER DEPARTMENT
ME · PWS ID ME0090570 · Community water system
94
contaminants tested
13
detected
443
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0102 ug/L | 2/2 | 2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0060 ug/L | 1/2 | 2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0033 ug/L | 1/2 | 2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0040 ug/L | 1/2 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 1300 UG/L | 62/62 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 12 UG/L | 28/62 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0680 mg/L | 23/23 | LCR | 2025 |
| Nitrate | 200 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.3 UG/L | 3/7 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| TTHM | 1.3 UG/L | 3/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Fluoride | 100 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 180 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Chromium | 0.7700 UG/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
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-PF3OUdS4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABariumBenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideChloroformDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDichloroacetic AcidEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitritePFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
FRANKLIN