TOWNSEND WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: MA2299000 · TOWNSEND, Massachusetts 01469
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,500
Total Violations
246
Health-Based Violations
29
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,092
- County
- Middlesex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 29
- Monitoring Violations
- 199
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 29 | 2010 |
| Nitrate | MR | 11 | 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 6 | 2021 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2008 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Endrin | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Diquat | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Endothall | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 2013 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 270 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/9/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/9/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/9/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/9/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/9/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/9/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/9/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/5/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/5/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/5/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 3/5/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/5/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/5/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/5/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/5/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/5/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/5/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 3/5/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/5/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/5/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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.