Almost entirely no. Whitman's water is purchased wholesale from the City of Brockton's Silver Lake system — a completely different supply chain from the Abington-Rockland Joint Water Works (ARJWW). A small interconnection near the Abington/Rockland town line ties one specific street to the ARJWW system, but it isn't Whitman's primary supply. See the full breakdown on our Water data page.
PFAS ("forever chemicals") are widely used industrial and consumer-product compounds that don't break down naturally and can enter groundwater and surface water from many sources, including firefighting foam and moisture-resistant coatings. Whitman's Brockton-supplied water tested at 2.2 ppt combined PFAS6 in 2024, well under Massachusetts' 20 ppt standard.
Every water utility publishes an annual Consumer Confidence Report listing every contaminant it tested for, the detected range, and the legal limit. Watch for the difference between a primary standard (MCL, health-based and enforceable) and a secondary standard (SMCL, aesthetic and non-enforceable) — and note which utility actually ran the test, since Whitman's CCR reports on treatment done by the City of Brockton.
If your home is on a private well rather than the Whitman Water System, none of the municipal testing on this site applies to you directly. Massachusetts DEP recommends private well owners test independently, since well water isn't subject to Safe Drinking Water Act monitoring requirements. A private well test typically checks for bacteria, nitrate, and, increasingly, PFAS — none of which are guaranteed to be tested unless you request them.
Whitman's current public testing data is genuinely clean — there's no PFAS exceedance or MCL violation on record in the two most recent Consumer Confidence Reports. That's a different question from whether an individual household wants an extra layer of protection, whether for disinfection byproducts, lead from older home plumbing, or simple peace of mind. A few reasonable options, matched to what actually shows up in this system's own testing data:
The same core technology used at the Silver Lake Water Treatment Plant itself. Effective against chlorine taste and odor, many disinfection byproducts (TTHM/HAA5), and some PFAS compounds, depending on the specific carbon media and contact time. Common in pitcher filters, faucet-mount units, and whole-house systems.
The most thorough household option for PFAS and a broad range of dissolved contaminants. Typically installed under a kitchen sink for drinking and cooking water specifically.
Look for filters independently certified for PFOA/PFOS reduction specifically (NSF/ANSI Standard 53 or 58), rather than taking a manufacturer's general "removes contaminants" claim at face value.
Not sure where to start? A free household water test is the easiest way to figure out whether filtration makes sense for your specific home, and if so, which approach fits.