PlainWater

GROVELAND WATER DEPARTMENT

PWS ID: MA3116000 · GROVELAND, Massachusetts 01834

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
6,743
Total Violations
46
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,000
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
35
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2002
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2010
ENTEROCOCCI MR 2 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 2008
Vinyl chloride MR 1 2008
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
Styrene MR 1 2008
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 2008
Endrin MR 1 1989
2,4-D MR 1 1989
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1989
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1989
Toxaphene MR 1 1989
Radium-228 MR 1 2008
Benzene MR 1 2008
Nitrate MR 1 2008
Trichloroethylene MR 1 2008
Ethylbenzene MR 1 2008
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
Methoxychlor MR 1 1989
Toluene MR 1 2008
Xylenes, Total MR 1 2008
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2008

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 5 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFPeA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/16/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/16/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/16/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 4/16/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/16/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/16/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/16/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/16/2024 0.0063 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 4/16/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/16/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/16/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/16/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 4/16/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/16/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 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.