TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS
PWS ID: TX1050003 · SAN MARCOS, Texas 78666-4684
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
43,552
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 2,502
- County
- Hays
- School/Daycare
- Yes
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 34
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 21 | 2016 |
| Public Notice | Other | 13 | 2015 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 8 | 2018 |
| E. COLI | MR | 5 | 2012 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 3 | 2015 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFNA | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/9/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/9/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/9/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/9/2025 | 9.5000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/9/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/9/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/9/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/9/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/9/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/9/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 10/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 10/17/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 10/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 10/17/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/17/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 10/17/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 10/17/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 10/17/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/17/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 10/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 10/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 10/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 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.