No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting July 2018.
Serves about 8,766 people (2,841 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.
From EPA's record for MA3105000. PurityMap is independent of Georgetown Water Department.
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1 health-based violation in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | – | 0.080 mg/L | Archived |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2025 to July 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-14 to 2025-07-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (MA3105000) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Georgetown Water Department's phone number on EPA record is 9783525750. Its mailing address is 1 MOULTON ST, GEORGETOWN, MA 01833.
According to EPA's record, Georgetown Water Department uses groundwater from its own wells.
EPA's record shows 1 health-based violation for Georgetown Water Department in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting July 2018. EPA also lists 1 missed or late test or report in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Georgetown Water Department's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025, was 6 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Georgetown Water Department. Its phone number on EPA record is 9783525750. Its mailing address on EPA record is 1 MOULTON ST, GEORGETOWN, MA 01833. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.