Tap water in New Bedford, MA — ZIP 02747
2 public water systems serving about 125,775 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Failing
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 02747
City Of New Bedford Dpi
PWSID MA4201000 · serves 101,079 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 7 ppt
Dartmouth Water Division
PWSID MA4072000 · serves 24,696 ·
surface water
2 health-based / 5 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 50.6 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology