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LOS ANGELES-CITY, DEPT. OF WATER & POWER

PWS ID: CA1910067 · LOS ANGELES, California 90012

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
3,875,566
Total Violations
33
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
709,623
County
Los Angeles
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
2
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 1993
Groundwater Rule Other 2 2016
Groundwater Rule TT 2 2016
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 2014
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 2018

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 480 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NMeFOSAA 9/4/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/4/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/4/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/4/2024 80.2000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/4/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/4/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/4/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/4/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/4/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/4/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/4/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/4/2024 <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.