EPA data as of Oct 2026 · page updated 2026-10-30

Sudbury Water District

Sudbury Water District (EPA ID MA3288000) in Sudbury, MA supplies groundwater (wells) to about 18,416 people: no health-based violations since 2016, latest lead result 3.7 ppb, PFAS 9 ppt.

Service area

EPA service-area boundary (state-supplied or EPA-modeled)
Water utility service area PFOA/PFOS ≥ 4 ppt Lead > 15 ppb 5+ violations Superfund site (active) proposed cleaned up Circles: other water systems flagged nearby; size = people served. Tap any symbol for details.

System facts

People served18,416
Connections6,288
Sourcegroundwater (wells)
WholesalerNo

Health-based violations

No health-based violations reported since 2016.

Lead

Jun 20263.7 ppb
Jan 20253.5 ppb
Jul 20242.9 ppb
Jan 20247.1 ppb
Jan 20233.8 ppb
Jan 20223 ppb
Jan 20214.7 ppb
Jan 20194 ppb

90th-percentile lead per sampling round (90% of the homes sampled were at or below this level). Black line: EPA’s 15 ppb action level; under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements the action level becomes 10 ppb from 2027.

PFAS

CompoundHighest resultSamples with detectionEPA limit
PFOA9 ppt6 of 104 ppt MCL
PFHxA6 ppt6 of 10—
PFBA5 ppt2 of 10—
PFPeA5 ppt6 of 10—
PFBS4 ppt6 of 10—
PFHpA3 ppt2 of 10—
HFPO-DA (GenX)not detected0 of 10—
PFHxSnot detected0 of 10—
PFNAnot detected0 of 10—
PFOSnot detected0 of 104 ppt MCL
PFDAnot detected0 of 10—

EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5), samples 2023–2025; ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). The 4.0 ppt maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS were set by EPA in 2024; water systems have until the end of the decade to comply.

ZIP codes served

ZIP codes whose center lies in this system’s service area.

What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.

Questions

Has Sudbury Water District had drinking water violations?

No health-based violations reported since 2016.

What is the lead level in Sudbury Water District water?

The latest 90th-percentile lead result (Jun 2026) was 3.7 ppb. EPA’s action level is 15 ppb (10 ppb from 2027).

Does Sudbury Water District have PFAS in its water?

Highest PFOA or PFOS result in EPA’s 2023–2025 testing was at or above 4.0 ppt, EPA’s 2024 maximum contaminant level for each. 6 PFAS compounds detected.