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Water system · PWSID MA4264000

SCITUATE WATER DIVISION

SCITUATE, MA · ~19,297 people served

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71
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MA4264000

State

Massachusetts

City

SCITUATE

Population served

19,297

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 29 points — the score moved from 100 to 71 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 71

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 Nov 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

27

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

4

Health-based

31

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2015 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2976 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2378 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Oct 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2977 began Oct 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFL Aug 2024
  • State action · SFL Aug 2023
  • State action · SOX Aug 2023
  • State action · SFJ Oct 2019
  • State action · SFJ Sep 2016
  • State action · SOX Nov 2015
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2015
  • State action · SO8 Apr 2015

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MA4264000 — 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.