Dover Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER), Dover's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER)'s results and do not make a verdict for Dover. Check AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER)'s latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
No single water system serves most of Dover (6,057 residents, Census 2024 estimate). Its large systems are AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER) (EPA counts 1,929 people served, about 32% of Dover's population); NATICK WATER DEPARTMENT (EPA counts 37,006 people served, more than Dover's population). EPA's counts may include people served outside Dover, so each share is at most that. Check which one bills you: each system's figures are shown separately below.
- AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER): No contaminant results on file; health-based violations since 2020: 1
- NATICK WATER DEPARTMENT: 169 contaminants tested, 3 above EPA MCLGs and 3 above EPA's legal limit (MCL); health-based violations since 2020: 0
2 other systems serving parts of Dover report results above guidelines — check which system bills you. OLD FARM ROAD WATER TRUST (2 above guidelines), MEADOWBROOK WATER TRUST (3 above guidelines)
Other systems listed for Dover with results above guidelines: NATICK WATER DEPARTMENT (6 above guidelines)
Water systems
2 large systems
Residents (Census 2024)
6,057
Health-based violations since 2020
1
AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER). EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Dover Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Dover's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER), Dover's water system, serves 1,929 people. 3 other systems also serve parts of Dover. 1 other system is listed for Dover. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER)'s.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Massachusetts
Dover Water Service Areas
Fluoride in Dover's water
NATICK WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID MA3198000
NATICK WATER DEPARTMENT reported 0.48 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER)
PWSID MA3078006
No fluoride level in our data for AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER). Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
GLEN RIDGE RESIDENTS TRUST
PWSID MA3078002
No fluoride level in our data for GLEN RIDGE RESIDENTS TRUST. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
MEADOWBROOK WATER TRUST
PWSID MA3078005
No fluoride level in our data for MEADOWBROOK WATER TRUST. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
OLD FARM ROAD WATER TRUST
PWSID MA3078001
OLD FARM ROAD WATER TRUST reported no detectable fluoride.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Dover
No test results are on file for AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER), Dover's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Dover's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Dover, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Dover? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Norfolk County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Dover
Dover's tap water has an estimated 3.1 grains per gallon (53.0 mg/L, county sampling in Norfolk County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 3.1 gpg water in Dover — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Massachusetts as a whole, read water softener cost in Massachusetts — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dover Tap Water
No test results on file for AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER), Dover's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER)'s results and do not make a verdict for Dover. Check AQUARION WATER COMPANY (DOVER)'s latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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