EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE B
PWS ID: TX0710002 · EL PASO, Texas 79961-0511
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
747,168
Total Violations
246
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 236,501
- County
- El Paso
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 216
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorite | MR | 9 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 6 | 2020 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Styrene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2023 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 76 of 1680 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/29/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/29/2024 | 0.0085 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/29/2024 | 0.0055 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/29/2024 | 0.0085 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/29/2024 | 0.0110 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/29/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/29/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/25/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/25/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/25/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/25/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/25/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/25/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/25/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/25/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/25/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/25/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/25/2024 | 15.4000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/25/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/25/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/25/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/25/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/25/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/25/2024 | <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.