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FERNLEY PUBLIC WORKS

PWS ID: NV0000062 · FERNLEY, Nevada 89408

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
23,064
Total Violations
451
Health-Based Violations
38
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
7,470
County
Lyon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
37
Monitoring Violations
402
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 23 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 2006
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 2006
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 9 2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 2006
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 9 2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 9 2006
Carbon tetrachloride MR 9 2006
Trichloroethylene MR 9 2006
Tetrachloroethylene MR 9 2006
Benzene MR 9 2006
Toluene MR 9 2006
Vinyl chloride MR 9 2006
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 9 2006
CHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2006
Ethylbenzene MR 9 2006
Styrene MR 9 2006
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 9 2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 9 2006
Xylenes, Total MR 9 2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 9 2006
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2006
TTHM MR 7 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 2007
Methoxychlor MR 6 2007
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 6 2007
Aldicarb sulfone MR 6 2007

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 60 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFPeA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/4/2024 36.2000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFNA 4/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/4/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/4/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/4/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 4/4/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 4/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 4/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/4/2024 0.0056 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
6:2 FTS 4/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/4/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/4/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/4/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/4/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/4/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 11/19/2024 0.0044 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 10/2/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 10/2/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 10/2/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 10/2/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 10/2/2024 28.9000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFTA 10/2/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 10/2/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 10/2/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 10/2/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 10/2/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 10/2/2024 <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.