NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF
PWS ID: VA3700500 · NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia 23606
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
407,300
Total Violations
13
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 136,940
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 11
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaphene | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 21 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDoA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/17/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/17/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/17/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/17/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/17/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/17/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/17/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/17/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/17/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/17/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/17/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/17/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/17/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/17/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/17/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/17/2023 | 0.0033 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/17/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/17/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/17/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/10/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/10/2023 | 0.0047 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/10/2023 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/10/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/10/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/10/2023 | 0.0044 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/10/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/10/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/10/2023 | <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.