DEFIANCE CITY
PWS ID: OH2000111 · DEFIANCE, Ohio 43512-2779
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
16,494
Total Violations
386
Health-Based Violations
297
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 6,615
- County
- Defiance
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 255
- Monitoring Violations
- 55
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 42
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 194 | 2022 |
| Nitrate | MCL | 61 | 2006 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 31 | 2007 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 24 | 2019 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 11 | 2018 |
| TTHM | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Diquat | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Endothall | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Picloram | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Public Notice | Other | 3 | 2018 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 10 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/22/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/22/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/22/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/22/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/22/2023 | 0.0048 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/22/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/22/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/22/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/22/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/22/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/22/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/22/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/22/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/22/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/22/2023 | 0.0051 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/22/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/22/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/22/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/22/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/22/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/22/2023 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/11/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/11/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/11/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/11/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/11/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/11/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/11/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/11/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/11/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/11/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/11/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/11/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/11/2024 | <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.