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CLIFTON WATER DEPT

PWS ID: TN0000119 · CLIFTON, Tennessee 38425

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
4,110
Total Violations
303
Health-Based Violations
69
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
757
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
38
Monitoring Violations
217
Treatment Tech Violations
31

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 86 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 34 2015
TTHM MCL 33 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 31 2021
Chlorine MR 12 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2017
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 11 2009
Atrazine MR 9 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 2015
2,4-D MR 7 2014
Nitrate MR 6 2022
Simazine MR 6 2014
LASSO MR 6 2014
Picloram MR 6 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 5 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2011
TTHM MR 3 2011
Mercury MR 2 1980
Fluoride MR 2 1980
Chromium MR 2 1980
Barium MR 2 1980
Cadmium MR 2 1980
Selenium MR 2 1980
Arsenic MR 2 1980
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1978
Endrin MR 1 1978
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1980
Methoxychlor MR 1 1978
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1978
Toxaphene MR 1 1978

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
8:2 FTS 9/24/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/24/2024 0.0040 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 9/24/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/24/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/24/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/24/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/24/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/24/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/24/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/24/2024 0.0077 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFOS 9/24/2024 0.0140 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFNA 9/24/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/24/2024 0.0048 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 9/24/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/24/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/24/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/24/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/24/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/24/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/24/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/24/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 6/12/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 6/12/2024 0.0038 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 6/12/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/12/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/12/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 6/12/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/12/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 6/12/2024 0.0110 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
6:2 FTS 6/12/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/12/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 6/12/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 6/12/2024 0.0049 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
NFDHA 6/12/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 6/12/2024 <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.