Community Water System · PWS MA4171000
Marshfield Water Department
Operator location Marshfield, Massachusetts - UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 109 violations and 34,000 people served.
- 34,000
- People served (this PWS)
- 109
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 16
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 7 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Marshfield Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 15% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #1,645 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Marshfield Water Department sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (109), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (34,000; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 15% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #1,645 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #67 of 418
- Population · MA
- 109
- Total EPA violations on record
- 15%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 11,000
- County
- Plymouth
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 16
- Monitoring Violations
- 75
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 14 | 2014 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 6 | 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 4 | 2022 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Toluene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Benzene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Styrene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 2 | 2010 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 2 | 2022 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 2004 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 2 | 2019 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 1 | 1995 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | MR | 1 | 1995 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Marshfield Water Department has 109 recorded EPA violations, 75% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 25% carry more. 15% of this system's own violations are health-based (16 of 109), and it ranks #1,645 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)
109 Around the middle fewer violations than 25% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 35 of 903 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/5/2024 | 4.30 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/5/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/5/2024 | 5.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/5/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/5/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/30/2024 | 3.90 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/30/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/30/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/30/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/30/2024 | 4.60 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Marshfield Water Department
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS MA4171000 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
109 violations · 34,000 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Marshfield Water Department
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