Is Bridgewater Town, MA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Bridgewater Town has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Massachusetts’s records: McI Bridgewater.
Bridgewater Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 9.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Bridgewater Water Department is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 56 to 67 mg/L (3.3 to 3.9 grains per gallon). How Massachusetts’s water compares.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Bridgewater Town’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Bridgewater Water Department
Massachusetts · serves 28,633 people · nearly all in Bridgewater Town
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 9.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 56 to 67 mg/L (3.3 to 3.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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McI Bridgewater
Massachusetts · serves 2,802 people · about 1,400 in Bridgewater Town
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 77.9 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Bridgewater Water Department’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Bridgewater Town
The 3 labs Massachusetts certifies closest to Bridgewater Town, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Providence (AB)
Middleborough, MA · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical LLC-Mansfield-320 Forbes
Mansfield, MA · about 13 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, PFAS
Battelle Memorial Institute
Norwell, MA · about 16 miles
Certified for PFAS
Which ZIP codes are in Bridgewater Town: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: MassDEP Online Searchable Laboratory Certification Listing, potable water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Bridgewater Town
Other towns in Plymouth County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Bridgewater Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water