PFAS Comply

TOWNSEND WATER DEPARTMENT

PWSID: MA2299000 · TOWNSEND, MA · Serving 6,500 people

Type: CWSOwner: LSource: GW
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Exceeds MCL

One or more PFAS compounds exceed EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels. Corrective action required by 2031.

Key contaminants vs MCL

PFOA6.5 ppt(MCL: 4 ppt)

EPA MCL: 4 ppt (parts per trillion) for PFOA and PFOS individually. Compliance deadline: 2031-12-31

Detection summary

3
PFAS compounds detected
6.5 ppt
Highest single detection
2025-04-09
Latest sample date
partial
Data completeness

All PFAS detection results

Source: EPA UCMR5 (UCMR5)

ContaminantResult (ppt)MCL (ppt)StatusSample date
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHxAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFDoAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFDAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFOAND4Below MRL2025-04-09
PFOSND4Below MRL2025-04-09
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFNAND10Below MRL2025-04-09
PFHpAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
lithiumND—Below MRL2025-04-09
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFUnAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFPeAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFHxSND10Below MRL2025-04-09
PFMPAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFTAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFHpSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFPeSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
NFDHAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFMBAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFBAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2025-04-09
ADONAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFEESAND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFOSND4Below MRL2025-10-07
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFDAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFUnAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
ADONAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFBAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFMPAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFPeAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFMBAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFEESAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
NFDHAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
lithiumND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2025-10-07
PFPeSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFTAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFDoAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFOAND4Below MRL2025-10-07
PFNAND10Below MRL2025-10-07
PFHxSND10Below MRL2025-10-07
PFHpAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFBSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFHpSND—Below MRL2025-10-07
PFHxAND—Below MRL2025-10-07
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOAND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHxAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-10-03
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-10-03
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFPeAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFOAND4Below MRL2024-10-03
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHxAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-03-05
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOAND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHxAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFPeAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-10-03
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHxAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFOAND4Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-10-03
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOAND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-03-05
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBSND—Below MRL2025-04-09
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
9Cl-PF3ONSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
HFPO-DAND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFBAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
ADONAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
11Cl-PF3OUdSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFPeAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFUnAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-10-03
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-10-03
lithiumND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFPeSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFTrDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NEtFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NMeFOSAAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
8:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFBSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHpAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFHxSND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFNAND10Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOSND4Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFDoAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
NFDHAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFEESAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMBAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFMPAND—Below MRL2024-03-05
4:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
6:2 FTSND—Below MRL2024-03-05
PFOA6.54Exceeds2024-03-05
PFOA4.44Exceeds2024-10-03
PFHxA4.1—2024-03-05
PFHxA3.5—2024-10-03
PFPeA3.5—2024-03-05
PFHxA3—2024-03-05

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