EL CENTRO, CITY OF
PWS ID: CA1310004 · EL CENTRO, California 92243
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
43,772
Total Violations
12
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 10,229
- County
- Imperial
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 10
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| TTHM | MCL | 2 | 2002 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 2001 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 70 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 8/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/28/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/28/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/28/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/28/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/28/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/28/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/11/2024 | 49.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/16/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/16/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/16/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/16/2024 | 57.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/27/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/27/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/27/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/27/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/16/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 10/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 10/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 10/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 10/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 10/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 10/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/16/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/16/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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.