Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Salem Water Department
EPA MA3258000 · serves Salem, MA · about 44,480 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
Salem Water Department (EPA MA3258000)
What EPA records show for Salem Water Department, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MA3258000) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Salem Water Department (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
This system buys water from Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board (MA3030001); see that system's records.
Source: Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board (MA3030001) report. Data as of October 14, 2026.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
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.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Salem Water Department use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Salem Water Department'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)