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COLUMBUS LIGHT & WATER

PWS ID: MS0440003 · COLUMBUS, Mississippi 39703

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
23,616
Total Violations
177
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
10,553
County
Lowndes
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
170
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 56 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 56 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 56 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1992
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2008
Chlorine MR 2 2008

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NMeFOSAA 4/9/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/9/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 4/9/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/9/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/9/2025 9.0600 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFNA 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/9/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/9/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/9/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/9/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/9/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/9/2025 11.4000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFBS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/9/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/9/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 4/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 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.