YARMOUTH WATER DISTRICT
ME · PWS ID ME0091670 · Community water system
85
contaminants tested
20
detected
8,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0068 ug/L | 2/7 | 2025 |
| PFHpA | 0.0045 ug/L | 2/7 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0098 ug/L | 2/7 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0092 ug/L | 2/7 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0089 ug/L | 2/7 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2100 UG/L | 64/64 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 563 UG/L | 48/48 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Lead | 14.5 UG/L | 40/48 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0131 mg/L | 15/15 | LCR | 2025 |
| Barium | 6.5 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 1900 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Chromium | 1.9 UG/L | 6/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 1.347 PCI/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2018 |
| Combined Uranium | 7.4 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2017 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.9 UG/L | 3/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 3 UG/L | 3/6 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 0.8700 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2017 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 1.1 UG/L | 1/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 1.3 UG/L | 1/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 4.23 PCI/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2014 |
65 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, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChloroformDICHLOROMETHANEDibromoacetic acidDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideHFPO-DAMercuryMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
NORTH YARMOUTHYARMOUTH