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Auburn City of

PWS ID: WA5303350 · Auburn, Washington 98001

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
113,095
Total Violations
127
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
24,657
County
King
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
122
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2005
Benzene MR 6 2005
Toluene MR 6 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2005
Styrene MR 6 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1996
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 1992
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 330 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/25/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/25/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/25/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/25/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/25/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/25/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/25/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/25/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/25/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/25/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/25/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/25/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/25/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/25/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/25/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/25/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/25/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/25/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/25/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 6/30/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 6/30/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 6/30/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 6/30/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 6/30/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/30/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/30/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/30/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 6/30/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 6/30/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 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.