- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 4 samples, average 12.5 ppt, highest 16 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2023–Mar 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 6 ppt, highest 12 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2023–Mar 2024)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 3.5 ppt, highest 7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2023–Mar 2024)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 2 ppt, highest 4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2023–Mar 2024)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 2 ppt, highest 4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2023–Mar 2024)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 1.5 ppt, highest 3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2023–Mar 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 1.8 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, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). 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 Walpole tap water? What EPA records show
EPA MA4307000 · serves Walpole, MA · about 24,070 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
Walpole Water Dept (EPA MA4307000)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Walpole's main utility, Walpole Water Dept: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MA4307000) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
What EPA records show for Walpole Water Dept, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MA4307000) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Walpole Water Dept (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 1.8 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, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). 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 6.
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 Walpole Water Dept use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Walpole Water Dept. EPA record