PlainWater

DANVERS WATER DEPT.

PWS ID: MA3071000 · MIDDLETON, Massachusetts 01949

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
28,087
Total Violations
56
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
8,217
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
38
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2025
Radium-226 MR 2 2011
Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 2 2011
TTHM MR 2 2007
Combined Uranium MR 2 2011
53-IODINE-131 MR 2 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2007
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 2011
Tritium MR 2 2011
38-STRONTIUM-90 MR 2 2011
Radium-228 MR 2 2011
Chromium MR 1 2007
Beryllium, Total MR 1 2007
Nickel MR 1 2007
Nitrate MR 1 2007
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 1 2007
Fluoride MR 1 2007
Mercury MR 1 2007
Barium MR 1 2007
Thallium, Total MR 1 2007
CYANIDE MR 1 2007
Arsenic MR 1 2007
Antimony, Total MR 1 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2007
Cadmium MR 1 2007
Selenium MR 1 2007

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 150 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxS 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 7/12/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/12/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/12/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 7/12/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/12/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/12/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/12/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/12/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/12/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 7/12/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 7/12/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/12/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/12/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 7/12/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 7/12/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 7/12/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 7/12/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 7/12/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 7/12/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 5/16/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/16/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 5/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 5/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 5/16/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 5/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 5/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 5/16/2024 <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.