CITY OF ALVARADO
PWS ID: TX1260001 · ALVARADO, Texas 76009-4319
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,614
Total Violations
141
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,464
- County
- Johnson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 125
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 19 | 2012 |
| Chlorine | MR | 17 | 2014 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2012 |
| Chromium | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Cadmium | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Arsenic | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Mercury | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 3 | 2005 |
| Atrazine | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Fluoride | MCL | 3 | 1983 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 2019 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 2019 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9/27/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/29/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/29/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/29/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/29/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/19/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/19/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/6/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/6/2024 | 0.0061 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/6/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/6/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/6/2024 | <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.