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Water system · PWSID MA4201000

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI

NEW BEDFORD, MA · ~101,079 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA4201000

State

Massachusetts

City

NEW BEDFORD

Population served

101,079

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Aug 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFBA

7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

1

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

11

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2003. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFJ Sep 2003
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2003
  • State action · SOX Jun 1994
  • State action · SO8 Oct 1993
  • State action · SFL Jul 1993
  • State action · SO8 Nov 1992
  • State action · SO8 Oct 1991
  • State action · SO8 Aug 1991

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

4 stations · latest Dec 2025

0.159 · max 1.34 mg/L · 20

Fluoride

1 station · latest Oct 2025

0.131 · max 0.133 mg/L · 2

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 MA4201000 — 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.