WOBURN WATER DEPT.
PWS ID: MA3347000 · WOBURN, Massachusetts 01801
PFAS Detected
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
40,876
Total Violations
46
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 11,832
- County
- Middlesex
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 19
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 13
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 12 | 1997 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 1991 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 1 | 1992 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Nickel | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Nitrate | MR | 1 | 2000 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 1 | 1997 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1997 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 9 of 180 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/22/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/22/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/22/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/22/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/22/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/22/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/22/2025 | 0.0038 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/22/2025 | 0.0037 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/22/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/22/2025 | 0.0070 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 7/22/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 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.