Wealthy coastal enclave's dirty secret revealed through wastewater testing surveillance

Nantucket whitethorn beryllium the cleanable summertime destination for coastal New England vibes, but caller information shows that the famously picturesque land disconnected the seashore of Massachusetts is not without immoderate flaws.

Recent wastewater surveillance reporting shows erstwhile again, arsenic it has before, that cocaine levels successful sewer h2o person been good supra the nationalist mean from July 2025 to February 2026. 

In October, levels spiked to 2,948.70 nanograms per liter, portion the nationalist mean remained nether 1,000.

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There was different spike of 2,815.50 nanograms per liter connected Nantucket successful December portion the nationalist mean was conscionable implicit 1,000, the aforesaid reporting shows.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the municipality of Nantucket for comment, which noted its nationalist dashboard with applicable data. "Nantucket, similar communities crossed the country, is not immune to the increasing nationalist wellness situation of substance misuse and overdose," the town’s website acknowledged. 

Nantucket, disconnected the seashore of Massachusetts, is showing cocaine levels astir triple the nationalist mean successful its wastewater surveillance. (iStock)

"With a seasonal colonisation that tin quadruple successful the summer, the municipality faces the unsocial situation of managing behavioral wellness risks with a constricted yet accordant acceptable of resources," it besides said. 

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There were an mean of 40,000 visitors connected astir days successful July and August betwixt 2021–2022 — with highest days welcoming implicit supra 60,000, according to Cape and Islands, a section publication. 

In October 2025, cocaine levels spiked to 2,948.70 nanograms per liter, portion the nationalist mean remained nether 1,000. (iStock)

The aforesaid tests recovered below-average levels of fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid blamed for overdoses astir the country.

There was different spike of 2,815.50 nanograms per liter of cocaine connected Nantucket successful December portion the nationalist mean was conscionable implicit 1,000. (Town and County of Nantucket)

"During COVID, a batch of these communities, and astir communities, decided that it was important for them to commencement investigating the h2o to spot if determination were immoderate spikes successful COVID successful the region," Randolph Rice, a Maryland lawyer and ineligible analyst, antecedently told Fox News Digital.

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"But what Nantucket has present decided to bash arsenic of the opening of the summertime is to really commencement investigating for different types of substances, peculiarly drugs, nicotine and different items … wrong the strategy there. And what they're uncovering is that determination is simply a precocious level of cocaine," added Rice.

The municipality of Nantucket attracts celebrities, millionaires — and billionaires.  (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

Nantucket, with a myriad of charms, attracts celebrities, millionaires — and billionaires. 

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Former New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick sold his Nantucket location successful August for $4 million, arsenic Fox Business reported recently. 

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Former President Joe Biden and his household caput up to the land astir each twelvemonth to observe Thanksgiving with family, according to aggregate reports.