MORE INFORMATION 2008 MWRA Annual Drinking Water Test Results Published June, 2009 MWRA Annual Drinking Water Test Results Archive Monthly Water Quality Reports All Water Tests

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has begun mailing its latest Annual Water Quality Report to every household in its service area. The report is required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and updates consumers on last year’s water quality test results.

MWRA and the local water departments test thousands of samples each week. The results for 2008 are excellent: for the 120 contaminants we test for, every standard was met.

MWRA has great confidence in the water we deliver to your home and wants you to have the same confidence.

“Your tap water is one of the best values around,” said MWRA executive director Fred Laskey. “For less about a penny a gallon, you receive some of the cleanest, best tasting drinking water in the country.”

In the latest round of testing, the MWRA system was again below the Lead Action Level with the lowest levels ever. Recent tests have also shown that there are no traces of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplied by MWRA.

MWRA distributes the report to over 800,000 homes in 40 cities and towns. Community-specific inserts also provide information about municipal water systems. The reports are being mailed between now and the end of June. Look for it in your mailbox.

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Updated June 24, 2009