CITY OF PORT LAVACA
PWS ID: TX0290002 · PORT LAVACA, Texas 77979-3431
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
11,545
Total Violations
213
Health-Based Violations
126
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 6,061
- County
- Calhoun
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 126
- Monitoring Violations
- 43
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 111 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 20 | 2010 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 15 | 2009 |
| Public Notice | Other | 15 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 11 | 2020 |
| TTHM | MR | 6 | 2018 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2020 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2017 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 2024 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 23 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/14/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/14/2024 | 0.0105 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/14/2024 | 0.0062 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/14/2024 | 0.0059 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/14/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/14/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/14/2024 | 0.0056 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/14/2024 | 0.0034 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/14/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/14/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/14/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/25/2023 | 10.2000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/25/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/25/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/25/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/25/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/18/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/18/2023 | 0.0072 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/18/2023 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 4/18/2023 | 0.0047 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/18/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/18/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/18/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/18/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/18/2023 | 11.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/18/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/18/2023 | <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.