Drinking Water Quality – Information Resources

Drinking Water 101

The RCAP Solutions website has links to MassDEP pages, UMass Amherst fact sheets, and federal agency sources of information.

https://www.rcapsolutions.org/ma-private-wells/

Well Care 101 

This on-demand free webinar covers "What You Need to Know to Protect Your Family"

https://privatewellclass.org/101

 Water Quality Data

The Massachusetts Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA) Data Portal has databases that include well installation reports and data submitted to the state by Public Water Systems:

https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal#!/home

Sodium

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH has a fact sheet on Sodium (Salt) in Drinking Water

 https://www.mass.gov/doc/dph-fact-sheet-sodium-in-drinking-water/download?_ga=2.170228518.727904675.1669763153-2101700679.1618852748

Drinking Water Safety

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) provides general information:

https://www.mass.gov/drinking-water-health-safety

 PFAS

The primary authoritative source for information on PFAS and regulation of PFAS in Massachusetts is DEP’s PFAS homepage:

 https://www.mass.gov/info-details/per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas

See the Boxborough Board of Health’s home page for recent information on PFAS test results in the town of Boxborough. https://www.boxborough-ma.gov/292/Board-of-Health