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NEWBURYPORT WATER DEPARTMENT

PWS ID: MA3206000 · NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts 01950

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
20,335
Total Violations
74
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
8,494
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 1992
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2009
Toxaphene MR 2 2009
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2009
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2009
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2009
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2009
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2009
Dinoseb MR 2 2009
Diquat MR 2 2009
Glyphosate MR 2 2009
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2009
OXAMYL MR 2 2009
Picloram MR 2 2009
Atrazine MR 2 2009
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 2009
Carbofuran MR 2 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2022
2,4-D MR 2 2009
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2009
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1993
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2009
Simazine MR 2 2009
LASSO MR 2 2009
Methoxychlor MR 2 2009
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2009
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2009
Endrin MR 2 2009
Heptachlor MR 2 2009

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 180 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
ADONA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/1/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/1/2024 0.0034 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 8/1/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/1/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/1/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/1/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/1/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/1/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/1/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/1/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/1/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/1/2024 <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.