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PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in California

CA3700963UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
188.3Highest PFOA result, ppt
64.2Highest PFOS result, ppt
26.043Highest Hazard Index
60Results
PWSID
CA3700963
State
California
System type
non-transient non-community water system (NTNCWS)
Population served
300
City
Pine Valley
Counties
San Diego County
Primary source water
groundwater
UCMR 5 sampling
2024-05-15 to 2024-11-19 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW
Service-area boundary
parcel-based (EPA non-community layer)

PFOA ≥ 3 × its limit highest single result
PFOA ≥ 3 × 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)188.3181.44
PFOS (ppt)64.257.154
Hazard Index26.04323.1281.0†

“<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).

Compared with California guidance levels

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*California
PFHxS (ppt)250.2221.953 (guidance)
PFOA (ppt)188.3181.44 (guidance)
PFOS (ppt)64.257.154 (guidance)
PFBS (ppt)5.95.25500 (guidance)
PFHxA (ppt)95.277.151,000 (guidance)

Sum standards add the listed compounds within each sample (non-detects = 0). State compliance is normally judged on averages over time; these are screening comparisons.

Sampling history

Sampled 2024-05-15 to 2024-11-19 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW · 2 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2024-05-15Sampling Station (GW)SE1188.350.126.043PFBA 13.1, PFHpA 72.7, PFHxA 95.2, PFPeA 62
2024-11-19Sampling Station (GW)SE2174.564.220.212PFBA 9.6, PFHpA 48, PFHxA 59.1, PFPeA 35.8

“<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.

Sampling Station facility 20001 · sample point EP001 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2024-05-15
SE1
2024-11-19
SE2
PFBA5 ppt13.19.6
PFBS3 ppt5.94.6
PFHpA3 ppt72.748
PFHxA3 ppt95.259.1
PFHxS3 ppt250.2193.7
PFNA4 ppt10.28.4
PFOA4 ppt188.3174.5
PFOS4 ppt50.164.2
PFPeA3 ppt6235.8
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
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9< 9

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFBA2100%13.1
2024-05-15
11.35–11.35fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFBS2100%5.9
2024-05-15
5.25–5.25fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFHpA2100%72.7
2024-05-15
60.35–60.35fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFHxA2100%95.2
2024-05-15
77.15–77.15fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFHxS2100%250.2
2024-05-15
221.95–221.95fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFNA2100%10.2
2024-05-15
9.3–9.3fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFOA2100%188.3
2024-05-15
181.4–181.4fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFOS2100%64.2
2024-11-19
57.15–57.15fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFPeA2100%62
2024-05-15
48.9–48.9fewer than 4 results: raw values only

Never detected (21): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA, lithium.

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.