PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFAS in Cambridge, MA tap water
Cambridge, MA's 2024 PFAS measurement is below the federal limit of 20 ng/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–6.93 ng/L | 20 ng/L MCL |
Reported level Highest Level Found | 6.93 ng/L | 20 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Cambridge, MA compares
5 of the 24 systems measuring PFAS on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFAS:
People also ask
+Is there PFAS in Cambridge, MA tap water?
Yes — Cambridge, MA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFAS at 0–6.93 ng/L. Cambridge, MA's 2024 PFAS measurement is below the federal limit of 20 ng/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for PFAS in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFAS is 20 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFAS over the federal limit?
5 of the 24 systems on The Water Map measuring PFAS report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, City of Hialeah, FL, City of Homestead, FL.
+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cambridge, MA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ma/cambridge/2024/source.