Canton Water Dept
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 6 cities in MA · PWSID MA4050000
Canton Water Dept serves 22,094 people. PFAS detected above health guidelines (Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctanoic acid) — full contaminant breakdown below.
- People served
- 22,094
- Last EPA sample
- 2025-09-22
- PFAS
- Detected (2 compounds)
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 0
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Canton Water Dept's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Massachusetts MassDEP.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
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Canton Water Dept Service Area
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Canton Water Dept Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Warning
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Is Canton Water Dept Water Safe to Drink?
Canton Water Dept has reported 3 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) and 1 above EPA's legal limit (MCL, enforceable from April 26, 2029) in at least one city served. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 22,094 people across 6 cities in MA. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Learn more about the contaminants detected in Canton Water Dept:
Fluoride in Canton Water Dept Water
Canton Water Dept
PWSID MA4050000
Canton Water Dept reported 0.455 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
Canton Water Dept Service Area
Dedham, MA
Milton, MA
Norwood, MA
Quincy, MA
Randolph Town, MA
Canton, MA
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Canton Water Dept Contact & Information
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Water Sources & Treatment
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Canton Water Dept Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Canton Water Dept has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Canton Water Dept Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. Massachusetts MassDEP publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit Massachusetts MassDEPWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Canton Water Dept has no health-based EPA violation since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026).
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Canton Water Dept's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Massachusetts MassDEP, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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