Bristol County tap water
7 of 17 water systems serving Bristol County with full PFAS testing averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 29 community water systems list this county as served; 17 serve 3,300+ people with full PFAS testing.
- 6 had a health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
Largest systems serving this county
| System | Source | People served (whole system) | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inima USA / Aquaria LLC | Surface water | 105,643 | No | 0 |
| City of New Bedford Dpi | Surface water | 101,079 | No | 0 |
| Fall River Water department | Surface water | 94,000 | No | 0 |
| Taunton Water Division | Surface water | 62,165 | No | 0 |
| Attleboro Water dept | Surface water | 46,461 | Yes | 0 |
| North Attleboro Water dept | Groundwater | 31,410 | Yes | 0 |
| Easton Water Div | Groundwater | 25,058 | Yes | 0 |
| Dartmouth Water Division | Purchased surface water | 24,696 | Yes | 2 |
| Mansfield Water Division | Groundwater | 21,797 | No | 0 |
| Norton Water department | Groundwater | 19,161 | Yes | 8 |
| Somerset Water department | Surface water | 18,303 | No | 4 |
| Swansea Water District | Surface water | 17,375 | No | 4 |
Which one is yours? A county usually has several utilities. Your bill or your utility's annual water-quality report names yours. Population is for the whole system, which can cross county lines.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.