LINCOLN WATER DEPT
PWS ID: MA3157000 · LINCOLN, Massachusetts 01773
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,593
Total Violations
90
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,874
- County
- Middlesex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 9
- Monitoring Violations
- 65
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 7 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 5 | 2013 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2006 |
| TTHM | MCL | 2 | 2017 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Nickel | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 2 | 1993 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 2011 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Endothall | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 1 | 2006 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 9 of 211 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 8/12/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/12/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/12/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/12/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/12/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/12/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/12/2025 | 0.0064 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 8/12/2025 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 8/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/12/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/12/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/12/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/12/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/12/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/12/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/12/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/12/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/12/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 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.