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Waite Park

PWS ID: MN1730039 · Waite Park, Minnesota 56387-0339

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
8,354
Total Violations
6
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,959
County
Stearns
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. 16 of 60 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFUnA 5/1/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 5/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 5/1/2023 0.0067 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 5/1/2023 0.0054 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFOS 5/1/2023 0.0150 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 5/1/2023 0.0160 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 5/1/2023 0.0034 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBS 5/1/2023 0.0043 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
lithium 5/1/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/1/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/1/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 5/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 5/1/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/1/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 5/1/2023 0.0095 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 5/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 5/1/2023 0.0110 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 5/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 5/1/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 11/28/2023 0.0080 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 11/28/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 11/28/2023 0.0170 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 11/28/2023 0.0036 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBS 11/28/2023 0.0046 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBA 11/28/2023 0.0120 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 11/28/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 11/28/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 11/28/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 11/28/2023 0.0180 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 11/28/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 11/28/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 11/28/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 11/28/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 11/28/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 11/28/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 11/28/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 11/28/2023 0.0055 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFPeS 11/28/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 11/28/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 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.