- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found none.
- Lead, 90th percentile: 5.8 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Boston tap water? What EPA records show
EPA MA3035000 · serves Boston, MA · about 675,647 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA) (EPA MA3035000)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Boston's main utility, Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA): We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MA3035000) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA), as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MA3035000) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA) (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 5.8 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found none.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA) use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Boston Water and Sewer Commission (MWRA)'s EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.