PARSONS WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: TN0000541 · PARSONS, Tennessee 38363
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
4,303
Total Violations
38
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,742
- County
- Decatur
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 31
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 10 | 2007 |
| TTHM | MR | 10 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 7 | 2014 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2000 |
| Chlorine | MR | 2 | 2012 |
| Atrazine | MR | 2 | 2000 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTA | 8/21/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/21/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/21/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/21/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/3/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/3/2024 | 0.0071 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/3/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/3/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/3/2024 | 0.0031 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/3/2024 | 0.0069 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 6/3/2024 | 0.0130 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 6/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/3/2024 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/16/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/16/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/16/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/16/2023 | 0.0067 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/16/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 5/16/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/16/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/16/2023 | 0.0100 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/16/2023 | <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.