Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board water quality
Beverly, MA · serves 90,330 people (2 connections) · Surface water · Local government · EPA ID MA3030001
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
Summary
No limits exceeded in the data EPA has, but the record is incomplete: no federal PFAS results.
- PFAS
- No EPA resultsNo results for this system in EPA's 2023–2025 PFAS testing. Ask the utility or your state drinking water program whether it has tested.
- Lead
- Below action level1.7 ppb (parts per billion) at the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it. Action level 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in Nov 2027. Monitoring period ending Dec 2025. Your home's pipes can make yours higher.
- Violations
- Resolved1 health-based violation since 2016, most recently Jul 2025.
- Built before 1986, or not sure what your service line is made of? Check your service line and test your tap. Utility data can't show your pipes.
- Want to reduce what was found? Filters for these results.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). It lists every regulated contaminant tested and is usually on the utility's website or mailed with your bill, and you can also request it at (978) 922-2600. EPA: how to find it.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
No EPA results. No results for this system in EPA's 2023–2025 PFAS testing. Ask the utility or your state drinking water program whether it has tested. Your state may have its own PFAS sampling results.
Lead and copper
Latest 90th percentile: 1.7 ppb lead (Jan 2023 – Dec 2025). Below action level
Highest since 2016: 3.3 ppb (Dec 2019).
| Monitoring period | Lead (90th pct.) |
|---|---|
| Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 | 1.7 ppb |
| Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2017 – Dec 2019 | 3.3 ppb |
Earlier results (9)
| Jan 2012 – Dec 2014 | 3.3 ppb |
| Jan 2009 – Dec 2011 | 4 ppb |
| Jan 2008 – Dec 2008 | 5 ppb |
| Jan 2007 – Dec 2007 | 10 ppb |
| Jan 2006 – Dec 2006 | 11 ppb |
| Jul 2005 – Dec 2005 | 1.4 ppb |
| Jan 2005 – Jun 2005 | 15 ppb |
| Jan 2000 – Dec 2002 | 29 ppb |
| Jan 1997 – Dec 1999 | 10 ppb |
Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.
Violations
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | The running annual average for TTHM was above the legal limit. EPA record: TTHM · Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (limit 0.080 mg/L) Archived |
Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.
Where it serves
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 01915
Nearby utilities
- Wenham Water Dept. Wenham · 4 mi · PFAS above limit
- Manchester-by-the-Sea Dept. of Public Works Manchester-by-the-Sea · 4 mi · PFAS above limit
- Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton · 5 mi · PFAS above limit
- Peabody Water Dept. Peabody · 7 mi · PFAS above limit
- Topsfield Water Department Topsfield · 8 mi · PFAS above limit
- Lynn Water and Sewer Commission Lynn · 8 mi
Questions
Is Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board water safe to drink?
Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board had 1 health-based violation since 2016, all since resolved. There are no federal PFAS results for this system. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Does Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board water have PFAS?
Unknown from federal data. No results for this system in EPA's 2023–2025 PFAS testing. Ask the utility or your state drinking water program whether it has tested.
What is the lead level in Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board is 1.7 ppb, for the period ending Dec 2025. The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.
Check these numbers yourself
Every figure on this page comes from public EPA records. You don't have to take our word for it:
- EPA's own report for MA3030001: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- The utility's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report): ask Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board at (978) 922-2600, or see EPA's guide to finding it.
Found something that doesn't match? Tell us and we'll check it against EPA's records. How we check our data.
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.