CITY OF RIO GRANDE CITY
PWS ID: TX2140018 · RIO GRANDE, Texas 78582-9460
PFAS Detected
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
18,912
Total Violations
76
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 7,337
- County
- Starr
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 7
- Monitoring Violations
- 48
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 9
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 9 | 2018 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 9 | 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2009 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2014 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 5 | 2015 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2023 |
| TTHM | MCL | 2 | 1996 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Dalapon | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Picloram | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 1 | 2002 |
| Nitrite | MR | 1 | 2014 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMPA | 7/24/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/24/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/24/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/24/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/24/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/24/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/24/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/24/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/24/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/24/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/24/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/24/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/24/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/23/2024 | 44.7000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/8/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/8/2024 | 0.0051 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/8/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 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.