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WARE WATER DEPT

WARE, MA · ~10,066 people served

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68
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA1309000

State

Massachusetts

City

WARE

Population served

10,066

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 32 points — the score moved from 100 to 68 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 68

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Sep 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFHxA

4.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

30

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

37

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2017. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2016 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0700 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2983 began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2989 began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2991 began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2987 began Oct 2010 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFL May 2017
  • State action · SOX Feb 2017
  • State action · SFL Oct 2016
  • State action · SOX Oct 2016
  • State action · SOX Jun 2016
  • State action · SFL Sep 2015
  • State action · SOX Aug 2015
  • State action · SOX Jul 2015

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MA1309000 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.