Is Beverly, MA tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

No federal limits exceeded in the data EPA has for Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board, but it has no EPA PFAS results.

2 public water systems serve parts of Beverly. The largest, Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board, serves 90,330 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board

90,330 people · Surface water · EPA ID MA3030001

No results in EPA's 2023–2025 PFAS testing (not the same as "not detected").

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 1.7 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 1

Full Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board results

Across Massachusetts, 75 of 261 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 8 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Massachusetts results.

Beverly homes and lead pipes

72%

of homes built before 1980 (Massachusetts 67%, US 50%)

40%

built before 1950 (Massachusetts 36%)

40%

of households rent (Massachusetts 38%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Beverly city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Beverly

Beverly Water Dept
47,461 people · Purchased surface water · Massachusetts · lists this city
No PFAS above limits

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Salem 5 mi Salem Water Department	Salem Water Department	None above limits	–
Peabody 7 mi Peabody Water Dept.	Peabody Water Dept.	Above limit	4.18 ppb
Lynn 8 mi Lynn Water and Sewer Commission	Lynn Water and Sewer Commission	None above limits	2.4 ppb
Gloucester 9 mi Gloucester Public Utility Division	Gloucester Public Utility Division	None above limits	3 ppb
Revere 12 mi Revere Water Division (MWRA)	Revere Water Division (MWRA)	None above limits	8.05 ppb
Melrose 13 mi Melrose Water Division (MWRA)	Melrose Water Division (MWRA)	None above limits	10.2 ppb

Beverly ZIP codes (2)

01915
01965

Questions

Is Beverly tap water safe to drink?

Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board had 1 health-based violation since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Beverly, MA?

2 public water systems serve parts of Beverly. The largest is Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board (90,330 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Beverly tap water have PFAS?

Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board has no results in EPA's 2023–2025 PFAS testing, so there is no federal result. Ask the utility or your state drinking water program.

Do Beverly homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 72% of Beverly homes as built before 1980 (Massachusetts: 67%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.