AMESBURY DPW WATER DIV.

AMESBURY, MA · ~17,366 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA3007000

State

Massachusetts

City

AMESBURY

Population served

17,366

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

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

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2023 Addressed

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2011 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFL Dec 2023
State action · SFJ Mar 2018
State action · SFJ Oct 2014
State action · SOX Jun 2014
State action · SFJ May 2013
State action · SFJ May 2013
State action · SFL Aug 2012
State action · SOX Jan 2012

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Jun 2023

0.104 · max 0.439 mg/l as N · 24

Arsenic

1 station · latest Sep 2023

2.1 · max 3.3 ug/l · 12

Lead

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.235 · max 0.673 ug/l · 12

Copper

1 station · latest Sep 2023

0.7 · max 2.7 ug/l · 11

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MA3007000 — 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.