2026 WATER QUALITY INTELLIGENCE
Massachusetts Water Quality
Water quality across 166 cities in Massachusetts, drawn from EPA drinking-water records. Each city page shows the measured contaminants and a reproducible Purity Score.
Massachusetts on the water intelligence map
Open the national map to locate published city reports and inspect the underlying place records. Map coverage is not a statewide safety assessment.
How to read this report
PurityMap tracks 166 cities and 163 public water systems in Massachusetts. Scores reflect only what has been measured; a contaminant that was never tested is shown as pending, never as a pass.
What is being reported in Massachusetts?
Major water sources
Water-source summary not published
Source-water information varies by supplier and reporting period. Use a water-system record for the source description tied to a local utility.
Browse water systemsExplore Massachusetts city reports
These reports are presented as a directory, not a ranking. Open a city to see its supplier, measurements, interpretation and source documents.
Largest systems in Massachusetts
System directory not published for this state
The state report does not yet include an authored population-ordered system list. Use the national directory to search available records.
Browse water systemsWhere the record is thin
Coverage-gap detail not published
This page does not quantify missing or stale records beyond the published indicators above. Treat an absent value as unknown, not as zero.
Read the data methodologyUnderstanding the limits
What this state view does not tell you
A statewide rollup cannot tell you what is delivered to a specific address. Water quality varies by supplier, sampling period and household plumbing. Use a city or water-system report for the evidence behind a local result.
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How much of Massachusetts does PurityMap cover?
PurityMap has published records for 166 cities across 163 public water systems in Massachusetts. Each links back to its dated source record.
What are the most common water concerns in Massachusetts?
Across published Massachusetts city records, the contaminants that appear most are PFOA (forever chemical) (165 cities), PFOS (forever chemical) (165 cities), PFHxS (forever chemical) (165 cities), Hard water (165 cities). This reflects what has been monitored and reported, not a ranking of risk.
Sources and methodology
PurityMap assembles this page from the published city and water-system records represented above. Every local report carries its own measurement dates and source documents.
About state sources
How PurityMap analyzes water data