Water Utility

Easthampton Water Department

Location Easthampton, Massachusetts,
MA
Serves 16,053
Source Groundwater
PWS ID MA1087000

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 2.23 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
558x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.533 ppb No Legal Limit
27x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.8 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
13x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.193 ppt Legal Limit: 10 ppb
193x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.001 ppb
This Utility: 1.51 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
3.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.0157 ppb Legal Limit: 3 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.00271 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 0.034 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb
This Utility: 0.222 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 6.48 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0025 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.014 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 41.8 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.388 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.15 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1 ppb
This Utility: 0.017 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 0.089 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.072 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppt
This Utility: 0.131 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.148 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.489 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 2 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+10 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 5 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+13 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Arsenic
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Nitrate
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)
Trichloroethylene
Other Contaminants Detected
Atrazine*
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Bromomethane
Chlorate*
Chloroform
Dibromochloromethane
Manganese
Molybdenum
Perchlorate*
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Strontium*
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Vanadium*

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