Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for North Reading Water Dept.
EPA system ID MA3213000 · serves North Reading, MA · about 16,379 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
North Reading Water Dept. (EPA MA3213000)
What EPA records show for North Reading Water Dept., as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (MA3213000) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for North Reading Water Dept. (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.7 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
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 North Reading Water Dept. use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in North Reading Water Dept.'s EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)