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Water system · PWSID MA2271000

SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT

SHREWSBURY, MA · ~38,325 people served

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65
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA2271000

State

Massachusetts

City

SHREWSBURY

Population served

38,325

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 35 points — the score moved from 100 to 65 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 65

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 May 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.6 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFPeA

4.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

7

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

18

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2023. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Apr 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jun 2013 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2013 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2987 health-based began Jan 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2987 health-based began Oct 2003 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Sep 2023
  • State action · SFJ Dec 2020
  • State action · SOX Apr 2020
  • State action · SFL Oct 2019
  • State action · SO8 Jun 2014
  • State action · SOX Jun 2014
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2014
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2013

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MA2271000 — 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.