NORWELL WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: MA4219000 · NORWELL, Massachusetts 02061
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
11,495
Total Violations
27
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,798
- County
- Plymouth
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 9
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 6 | 2006 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2024 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 2005 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2006 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 1 | 2022 |
| Nitrite | MR | 1 | 1996 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 24 of 180 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9/20/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/20/2023 | 0.0095 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/20/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/20/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/20/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/20/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/20/2023 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/20/2023 | 0.0099 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/20/2023 | 0.0037 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/20/2023 | 0.0184 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBS | 9/20/2023 | 0.0077 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/20/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/20/2023 | 0.0084 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/20/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/20/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/20/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/28/2023 | 0.0087 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 8/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/28/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/28/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/28/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/28/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/28/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/28/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/28/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/28/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/28/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/28/2023 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | 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.