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CLANTON WATER DEPARTMENT

PWS ID: AL0000213 · CLANTON, Alabama 35045

PFAS Detected

8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
13,500
Total Violations
83
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
4,500
County
Chilton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
63
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 12 1994
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 1996
Chlorite MR 4 2022
Cryptosporidium MR 4 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1996
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1996
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1996
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1996
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 1996
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1996
Benzene MR 2 1996
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1996
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1996
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 1993
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1996
Vinyl chloride MR 2 1996
Styrene MR 2 1996
Toluene MR 2 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1996
LASSO MR 2 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1996

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 29 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFUnA 9/3/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/3/2025 0.0190 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFBS 9/3/2025 0.0620 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 9/3/2025 0.0049 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/3/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/3/2025 0.0270 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFPeA 9/3/2025 0.0200 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpS 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/3/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/3/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/3/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/3/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/3/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/3/2025 0.0087 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
PFHxA 9/3/2025 0.0140 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
lithium 9/3/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/3/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/3/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/3/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/3/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/3/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/3/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/3/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/3/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 5/22/2025 0.0051 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFOA 5/22/2025 0.0200 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFPeS 5/22/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 5/22/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 5/22/2025 0.0580 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/22/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 5/22/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/22/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/22/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 5/22/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 5/22/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 5/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 5/22/2025 0.0240 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFOS 5/22/2025 0.0180 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.