Chukchansi Gold Resort

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in California

090605163UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
4.8Highest PFOA result, ppt
<MRLHighest PFOS result, ppt
0.006Highest Hazard Index
60Results
PWSID
090605163
State
California
System type
non-transient non-community water system (NTNCWS)
Population served
5,000
City
Coarsegold
Primary source water
groundwater
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-06-07 to 2024-03-06 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW
Service-area boundary
not available in EPA dataset

Tribal public water system, regulated by EPA Region 9 rather than by California. California drinking-water standards do not apply; the EPA values below do.

PFOA 1–3 × its limit highest single result
PFOA below its limit worst entry-point average

These are monitoring results collected under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) at entry points, where treated water enters the distribution system; they are not tap-water samples. They are not compliance determinations: compliance with EPA's 2024 PFAS limits is judged on running annual averages of compliance monitoring, required from 2029, so a single UCMR 5 result at or above a limit is not a violation. “< MRL” means the compound was not quantified at EPA's minimum reporting level; it does not mean zero.

Compared with EPA's 2024 values

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Limit
PFOA (ppt)4.82.44
PFOS (ppt)<MRL04
Hazard Index0.0060.0051.0†

“<MRL” = every result for the compound was below its reporting limit. * Mean of all samples at each entry point with non-detects = 0 (EPA compliance convention; the Hazard Index also uses non-detects = 0); a screening comparison, not a formal running annual average. † Rescission proposed May 2026. PFOA/PFOS MCL 4 ppt (2024 NPDWR, in effect). PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (10 ppt each) and the Hazard Index (1.0) are 2024 NPDWR values; EPA proposed rescinding them on 18 May 2026 (comment period closed 20 Jul 2026).

Sampling history

Sampled 2023-06-07 to 2024-03-06 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW · 4 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-06-07Entry Point for TP005 and wells 1A & 2A (GW)SE1n/an/an/alithium 66 µg/L
2023-10-18Entry Point for TP005 and wells 1A & 2A (GW)SE1<4<40.005PFPeA 3.3
2023-12-06Entry Point for TP005 and wells 1A & 2A (GW)SE2n/an/an/alithium 69.4 µg/L
2024-03-06Entry Point for TP005 and wells 1A & 2A (GW)SE24.8<40.006PFHxA 3.5, PFPeA 5

“<4” = not detected at the reporting limit shown; “n/a” = not analyzed in that sample. Highlighted = at or above the 4 ppt MCL. HI computed per sample with non-detects as 0. Other detections lists every other quantified compound (lithium in µg/L).

All results by entry point

60 results. Each column is one sampling visit (date and UCMR 5 sample event). A number is a measured concentration; “< 4” = below the minimum reporting level shown; “–” = not analyzed in that visit. PFAS in ppt (ng/L); lithium in µg/L.

Entry Point for TP005 and wells 1A & 2A facility EP003 · sample point EP003 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-06-07
SE1
2023-10-18
SE1
2023-12-06
SE2
2024-03-06
SE2
PFBS3 ppt–9.9–11.9
PFHxA3 ppt–< 3–3.5
PFOA4 ppt–< 4–4.8
PFPeA3 ppt–3.3–5
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt–< 5–< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt–< 3–< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5–< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5–< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt–< 2–< 2
ADONA3 ppt–< 3–< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt–< 5–< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5–< 5–
NFDHA20 ppt–< 20–< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6–< 6–
PFBA5 ppt–< 5–< 5
PFDA3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFDoA3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFEESA3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFHpA3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFHpS3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFHxS3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFMBA3 ppt–< 3–< 3
PFMPA4 ppt–< 4–< 4
PFNA4 ppt–< 4–< 4
PFOS4 ppt–< 4–< 4
PFPeS4 ppt–< 4–< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8–< 8–
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7–< 7–
PFUnA2 ppt–< 2–< 2
lithium9 µg/L66–69.4–

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFBS2100%11.9
2024-03-06
10.9–10.9fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFPeA2100%5
2024-03-06
4.15–4.15fewer than 4 results: raw values only
lithium2100%69.4
2023-12-06
67.7–67.7fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFHxA250%3.5
2024-03-06
1.75–3.25fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFOA250%4.8
2024-03-06
2.4–4.4fewer than 4 results: raw values only

Never detected (25): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFBA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFOS, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA.

Left-censored Kaplan–Meier statistics (Helsel 2005; Helsel & Lee 2006, NADA for R). Units: ppt; lithium µg/L. Each compound has one reporting limit, so the Kaplan–Meier mean equals the upper mean bound (non-detects at the MRL); the lower bound sets non-detects to 0. “<MRL” = the percentile falls below the reporting limit and cannot be estimated. These describe this system's UCMR 5 samples, not population estimates.

Sources

  • EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data text files (UCMR5_All.txt; samples 2023-01-09 to 2026-06-17; data summary dated Jul 2026)
  • EPA SDWIS via ECHO SDWA downloads, quarter 2026Q3
  • EPA Public Water System Service Areas v3 (Mar 2026)
  • US Census Bureau cartographic boundary counties 1:500k, 2024
  • EPA/USGS NHDPlus V2 (medium resolution) flowlines, Strahler order 2+

Data build 90f0922cd84f · 2026-10-18T04:12Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.