Worcester County Water Quality Issues

Worcester County Water Quality

The water quality issues encountered in Worcester County are not unlike most of the other counties in Massachusetts.  However, there are areas that are known to experience above average rates of arsenic in water and radon in water, such as Harvard, Bolton and Berlin. For example, according to the Massachusetts DPW, in Harvard, approximately 20% of private wells contain unhealthy levels of arsenic with an even higher percentage with high levels of radon.  Auburn, Grafton, Southborough and Northborough private wells have typically hard water, high iron, manganese and low pH.  Water filtration systems, water softeners and other technology will remove these contaminants. PFAS in water is a fairly newly discovered drinking water hazard.  To determine the most appropriate water filtration system, a water test must be performed.   This will identify which contaminants must be removed and at what levels they exist.  

For more information about Radon in water and air in Harvard, Bolton, Berlin and other towns in Worcester County, see the following link http://county-radon.info/MA/Worcester.html. For more information about arsenic in water, see the link at Arsenic in Drinking Water.

Water softeners and pH neutralization systems are commonly installed in this region.   Radon in water removal systems work with agitation and venting.  Arsenic removal, which is performed with arsenic specific resin, “grabs” the arsenic in water at the point of entry.  PFAS in water can be removed safely with a dual “lead-lag” tank approach utilizing specific resin for effective point of entry removal. Reverse osmosis systems are recommended for various water contaminants including arsenic and PFAS removal for point of use systems..

Worcester County History

Worcester County is the second largest county in Massachusetts by area and population.   Some interesting past and current residents include, John Adams, our second President, who taught in the Worcester school system, Clara Barton, founder of The Red Cross, born in Oxford in 1821, John Chapman (“Johnny Appleseed”) born in Leominster in 1774 and Abbie Hoffman, Sixties radical – born and raised in Worcester, 1937, to name a few.

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