NORTHBOROUGH WATER DEPARTMENT (MWRA)
PWS ID: MA2215000 · NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts 01532
Population Served
13,535
Total Violations
432
Health-Based Violations
17
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,278
- County
- Worcester
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 17
- Monitoring Violations
- 400
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 17 | 1999 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2009 |
| LASSO | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Endrin | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Dalapon | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Atrazine | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Chlordane | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Endothall | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Picloram | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Simazine | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Diquat | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 8 | 2010 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 8/9/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/9/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/9/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/9/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/9/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/9/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/9/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/9/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/9/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/9/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/9/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/9/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/12/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/12/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/12/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/12/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/12/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/12/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/12/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/12/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/12/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/12/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/12/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/12/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/12/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/12/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/12/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/12/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/12/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/12/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/12/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/12/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/12/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.