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Community Water System · PWS MA3298000

Topsfield Water Department

Operator location Topsfield, Massachusetts - UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 72 violations and 5,435 people served.

5,435
People served (this PWS)
72
EPA violations (this PWS)
10
Health-based (this PWS)
5 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Topsfield Water Department standing, mid SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 14% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #7,327 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Topsfield Water Department lands in the middle third by violation volume (72), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (5,435; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 14% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).

#7,327 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#230 of 418
Population · MA
72
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

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

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,862
County
Essex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
43
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2021
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 1994
Nitrate MR 2 2011
Nitrite MR 2 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2018
ENTEROCOCCI MR 1 2019
Endrin MR 1 1998
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1998
Methoxychlor MR 1 1998
Toxaphene MR 1 1998
Diquat MR 1 1998
Simazine MR 1 1998
Endothall MR 1 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 1998
Picloram MR 1 1998
Dinoseb MR 1 1998
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 1 1998
Carbofuran MR 1 1998
Aldicarb MR 1 1998
Atrazine MR 1 1998
LASSO MR 1 1998
Heptachlor MR 1 1998
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 1998
2,4-D MR 1 1998
Pentachlorophenol MR 1 1998
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 1998
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 1998
Chlordane MR 1 1998

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Topsfield Water Department has 72 recorded EPA violations, 66% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 34% carry more. 14% of this system's own violations are health-based (10 of 72), and it ranks #7,327 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

72 Around the middle fewer violations than 34% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 10 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFMPA 7/22/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/22/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/22/2025 3.10 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFMBA 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/22/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/22/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/22/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/22/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/22/2025 3.80 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/22/2025 3.40 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFHpA 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/22/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/22/2025 5.30 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOA 7/22/2025 8.60 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
8:2 FTS 7/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/22/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/22/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 1/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 1/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 1/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 1/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 1/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 1/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 1/15/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 1/15/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 1/15/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 1/15/2025 5.40 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFHpA 1/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 1/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 1/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 1/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 1/15/2025 9.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
8:2 FTS 1/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 1/15/2025 3.10 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFBS 1/15/2025 4.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
NMeFOSAA 1/15/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 1/15/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 1/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Topsfield Water Department

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS MA3298000 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

72 violations · 5,435 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Topsfield Water Department

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater