PlainWater

SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION

PWS ID: CA1910146 · LOS ANGELES, California 90025

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
89,947
Total Violations
3
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
16,884
County
Los Angeles
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 12 of 240 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFMBA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/8/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/8/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/8/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/8/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/8/2023 12.5000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFOA 8/8/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/8/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/8/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/8/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/8/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/8/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/8/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/8/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/8/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/8/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/8/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/8/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/8/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/8/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/23/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/23/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/23/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/23/2023 34.8000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 8/23/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/21/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/21/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/21/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/21/2024 0.0088 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 8/21/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/21/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/21/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/21/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/21/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/21/2024 0.0179 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 8/21/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/21/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/21/2024 0.0046 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFNA 8/21/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/21/2024 0.0050 µg/L 0.003 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.