Drinking water quality · 1992
· Verified
What's in City of New Bedford Dpi, MA tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the City of New Bedford Dpi, MA water system's 1992 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 1992
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MA
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound detected in City of New Bedford Dpi, MA
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
City of New Bedford Dpi, MA's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 5 sources.
Source
- ASSOWAMPSETT POND
- GREAT QUITTACAS POND
- LITTLE QUITTACAS POND (5) TERMINAL
- LONG POND
- + 1 more
Treatment
- HIGH HILL RESERVOIR TREATMENT PLANT
- QUITTACAS WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Distribution
Also buys water from FAIRHAVEN WATER DEPT.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based2 violations on record · most recent Jun 1994resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.01 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about City of New Bedford Dpi, MA's water
+Is City of New Bedford Dpi, MA tap water safe to drink in 1992?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in City of New Bedford Dpi, MA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in City of New Bedford Dpi, MA tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in City of New Bedford Dpi, MA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from City of New Bedford Dpi, MA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is City of New Bedford Dpi, MA's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 1992 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.