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PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES

PWS ID: FL4504393 · WEST PALM BEACH, Florida 33416

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
618,746
Total Violations
37
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
241,204
County
Palm Beach
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
33
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
E. COLI MR 23 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 1 2023

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 28 of 240 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
8:2 FTS 8/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/8/2025 0.0077 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 8/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/8/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/8/2025 0.0050 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
NFDHA 8/8/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/8/2025 0.0073 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFPeS 8/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/8/2025 0.0039 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
6:2 FTS 8/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/8/2025 0.0120 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
ADONA 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/8/2025 0.0065 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 8/8/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/8/2025 0.0061 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 8/8/2025 0.0031 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 8/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 5/12/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 5/12/2025 0.0057 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 5/12/2025 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 5/12/2025 0.0064 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 5/12/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 5/12/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 5/12/2025 0.0200 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFTA 5/12/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/12/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/12/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 5/12/2025 0.0090 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFBS 5/12/2025 0.0049 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 5/12/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 5/12/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 5/12/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/12/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/12/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 5/12/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 5/12/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 5/12/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 5/12/2025 0.0067 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 5/12/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 5/12/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/12/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/12/2025 <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.