No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 6,526 people (1,886 connections) with surface water bought from Athol DPW Water Division.
From EPA's record for MA1223000. PurityMap is independent of Orange Water Dept.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2025 to October 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 4.8 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Within a historical reference; current applicability unverified | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-01-08 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| 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 | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-03-19 to 2025-10-29 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: ORANGE WATER DEPT (MA1223000) |
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Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Orange Water Dept's phone number on EPA record is 9785441115. Its mailing address is P.O. BOX 267, ORANGE, MA 01364.
According to EPA's record, Orange Water Dept uses surface water bought from Athol DPW Water Division.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Orange Water Dept's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 2.6 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Orange Water Dept. Its phone number on EPA record is 9785441115. Its mailing address on EPA record is P.O. BOX 267, ORANGE, MA 01364. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.