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Massachusetts Tap Water Quality by City

EPA UCMR5 PFAS monitoring, MCL / guideline flags, and WaterCheckup grades for 2 cities in Massachusetts. "At Risk" means at least one UCMR analyte flagged above an EPA limit or a regulated PFAS violation on record for that system. "Monitor" means no such flag in UCMR data, but the city profile is medium or high concern. "Safe" means no exceedance flags and a low-concern city profile (still not a guarantee for every tap).

2
Cities tracked
2
At Risk
Exceeds EPA limit / violation
0
Safe
No flag, low profile
0
Monitor
No flag, watch profile
Highest PFAS reading in Massachusetts: Boston92 ppt (23× the EPA limit for PFOA/PFOS)
TOP CONTAMINANTS IN MASSACHUSETTS (UCMR5)

Five most common UCMR analytes with detections (>0) in our tracked Massachusetts cities — each city counted once per compound.

1.PFHxA2 cities
2.PFHxS2 cities
3.PFOA2 cities
4.PFHpA2 cities
5.PFBS2 cities
MASSACHUSETTS CITIES BY POPULATION
CITYGRADECONTAMINANTS ABOVE LIMITPOPULATION
Boston
MWRA -- Boston Distribution
FAT RISK21 MCL violation675K
Worcester
Worcester Department of Public Works
FAT RISK21 MCL violation200K
COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS

County-level grades roll up every WaterCheckup city we map into the same county (via USPS city–county reference data).

Suffolk County1 city · Grade FWorcester County1 city · Grade F
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ABOUT WATER QUALITY IN MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts water quality varies by city and water system. UCMR5 reports PFAS and related analytes; the "above limit" column uses the EPA-limit flags bundled with each analyte in our dataset (same basis as city pages). Here, 2 of 2 tracked cities show at least one such flag or a regulated violation count.

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