CITY OF CAMERON
PWS ID: TX1660001 · CAMERON, Texas 76520-0833
PFAS Detected
11 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,489
Total Violations
368
Health-Based Violations
230
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,276
- County
- Milam
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 191
- Monitoring Violations
- 55
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 39
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 148 | 2025 |
| Public Notice | Other | 49 | 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 36 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 25 | 2015 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 18 | 2014 |
| TTHM | MR | 15 | 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 12 | 2021 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 10 | 2021 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 3 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 3 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2016 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 2 | 2014 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 24 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 5/14/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/22/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/22/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/22/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/22/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/22/2025 | 0.0091 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0096 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/22/2025 | 0.0036 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 4/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/22/2025 | 0.0045 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0920 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/22/2025 | 0.3300 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0250 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/22/2025 | 0.0360 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0044 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/22/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0207 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/22/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/22/2025 | 0.0318 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0901 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/22/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/22/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/22/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/22/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/22/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/22/2025 | 0.0260 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/22/2025 | <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.