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NOGALES CITY OF

PWS ID: AZ0412004 · NOGALES, Arizona 85621

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
22,000
Total Violations
1,954
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
5,400
County
Santa Cruz
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
25
Monitoring Violations
1,860
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MR 98 2024
Nitrate MR 82 2023
TTHM MR 55 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 55 2024
Chlorine MR 39 2025
2,4-D MR 34 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 33 2016
Pentachlorophenol MR 32 2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 31 2018
Simazine MR 31 2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 31 2018
Picloram MR 31 2018
Dinoseb MR 31 2018
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 31 2018
Carbofuran MR 31 2018
Atrazine MR 31 2018
LASSO MR 31 2018
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 31 2018
Heptachlor MR 31 2018
Heptachlor epoxide MR 31 2018
2,4,5-TP MR 31 2018
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 31 2018
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 31 2018
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 31 2018
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 31 2018
Chlordane MR 31 2018
Methoxychlor MR 31 2018
Endrin MR 31 2018
BHC-GAMMA MR 31 2018
Diquat MR 31 2018

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 9 of 296 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBA 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/27/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/27/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/27/2023 52.3000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
6:2 FTS 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/27/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/27/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/27/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/27/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/27/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/27/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/27/2023 52.6000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFBS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/27/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/27/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/27/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not 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.