UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
PWS ID: FL6291882 · TAMPA, Florida 33620
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
47,586
Total Violations
106
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 182
- County
- Hillsborough
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 16
- Monitoring Violations
- 59
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 20 | 2016 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 20 | 2016 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 16 | 2003 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 9 | 1996 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 7 | 2025 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 3 | 2010 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/15/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/15/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/15/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/15/2024 | 0.0068 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/15/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/15/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/15/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/15/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/15/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/15/2024 | 0.0095 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/15/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/15/2024 | 0.0068 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/15/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/15/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/15/2024 | 0.0095 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 8/15/2024 | 0.0250 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 8/15/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/15/2024 | 0.0120 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/15/2024 | 0.0038 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/15/2024 | 0.0130 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/19/2025 | 0.0081 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/19/2025 | 0.0093 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/19/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 2/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 2/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 2/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 2/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/19/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/19/2025 | 0.0073 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 2/19/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 2/19/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/19/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/19/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/19/2025 | 0.0130 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/19/2025 | 0.0040 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 2/19/2025 | 0.0100 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.