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PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT

PWS ID: MA4238000 · PLAINVILLE, Massachusetts 02762

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
8,805
Total Violations
62
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,562
County
Norfolk
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
19
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2017
TTHM MCL 4 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2000
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 3 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2001
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 2010
Arsenic MR 1 1994
Cadmium MR 1 1994
Chromium MR 1 1994
Mercury MR 1 1994
Nickel MR 1 1994
Nitrate MR 1 1994
Selenium MR 1 1994
Antimony, Total MR 1 1994
Thallium, Total MR 1 1994
Fluoride MR 1 1994
CYANIDE MR 1 1994
Beryllium, Total MR 1 1994
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 2018
Barium MR 1 1994

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 240 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NEtFOSAA 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/9/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/9/2023 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 8/9/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/9/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/9/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/9/2023 0.0051 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFNA 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/9/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/9/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/9/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/9/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/9/2023 0.0176 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/9/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/9/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/9/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/9/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/9/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/9/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/9/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 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.