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LEE COUNTY UTILITIES

PWS ID: FL5364048 · FORT MYERS, Florida 33901

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
282,556
Total Violations
13
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
95,339
County
Lee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
3
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 1 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2023
TTHM MR 1 2023

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 20 of 360 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFMBA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/10/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/10/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/10/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/10/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/10/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/10/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/10/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/10/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/10/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/10/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/10/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/10/2023 0.0059 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFOA 8/10/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/10/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/17/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 7/17/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/17/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 7/17/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 7/17/2023 0.0104 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
PFDA 7/17/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/17/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/17/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 7/17/2023 0.0051 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 7/17/2023 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 7/17/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 7/17/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/17/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 7/17/2023 0.0042 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFHpS 7/17/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 7/17/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 7/17/2023 0.0036 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 7/17/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 7/17/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 7/17/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 7/17/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 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.