Is West Brookfield, MA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving West Brookfield has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Massachusetts’s records: Madden Estates.
West Brookfield Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 West Brookfield’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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West Brookfield Water Department
Massachusetts · serves 3,217 people · about 120 in West Brookfield
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Madden Estates
Massachusetts · serves 50 people · under 100 in West Brookfield
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, 22 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon).
6 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 West Brookfield Water Department’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near West Brookfield
The 3 labs Massachusetts certifies closest to West Brookfield, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Quabbin Analytical Laboratory
Belchertown, MA · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins-Worcester
Worcester, MA · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical LLC-East Longmeadow
East Longmeadow, MA · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
ZIP codes in West Brookfield
Which ZIP codes are in West Brookfield: 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 West Brookfield
Other towns in Worcester County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read West Brookfield Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water