Golden State Water Company - Los Osos

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in California

CA4010017UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
<MRLHighest PFOA result, ppt
<MRLHighest PFOS result, ppt
0.882Highest Hazard Index
240Results
PWSID
CA4010017
State
California
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
5,942
City
Santa Maria
Counties
San Luis Obispo County
Primary source water
groundwater
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-02-06 to 2024-04-30 · 4 entry point(s) · water types: GW
Service-area boundary
authoritative

Hazard Index below its limit highest single result
Hazard Index 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)<MRL04
PFOS (ppt)<MRL04
Hazard Index0.8820.8461.0†

“<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)8.88.453 (guidance)
PFOA (ppt)004 (guidance)
PFOS (ppt)004 (guidance)
PFBS (ppt)3.21.6500 (guidance)
PFHxA (ppt)4.34.151,000 (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 2023-02-06 to 2024-04-30 · 4 entry point(s) · water types: GW · 14 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-02-06Cabrillo Well - Fe/Mn Treated (GW)SE1n/an/an/anone
2023-02-06Los Olivos Resv Nitrate Blend Effluent (GW)SE1<4<40.882PFHxA 4.3
2023-02-06Rosina IX TP Effluent - Nitrate Treated (GW)SE1n/an/an/anone
2023-02-06South Bay Well 01 (GW)SE1<4<40none
2023-04-10Rosina IX TP Effluent - Nitrate Treated (GW)SE1<4<40PFPeA 3.4
2023-08-09Cabrillo Well - Fe/Mn Treated (GW)SE2n/an/an/anone
2023-08-09Los Olivos Resv Nitrate Blend Effluent (GW)SE2n/an/an/anone
2023-08-09Rosina IX TP Effluent - Nitrate Treated (GW)SE2n/an/an/anone
2023-08-09South Bay Well 01 (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 9.6 µg/L
2023-10-04Los Olivos Resv Nitrate Blend Effluent (GW)SE2n/an/an/anone
2023-12-20Cabrillo Well - Fe/Mn Treated (GW)SE2<4<40none
2023-12-20Los Olivos Resv Nitrate Blend Effluent (GW)SE2<4<40.81PFHxA 4
2023-12-20Rosina IX TP Effluent - Nitrate Treated (GW)SE2<4<40PFHxA 3.1, PFPeA 3.3
2024-04-30Cabrillo Well - Fe/Mn Treated (GW)SE1<4<40none

“<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

240 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.

Cabrillo Well - Fe/Mn Treated facility 93015 · sample point 4010017015 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-06
SE1
2023-08-09
SE2
2023-12-20
SE2
2024-04-30
SE1
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
PFBS3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt––< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt––< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt––< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt––< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt––< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt––< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8––
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7––
PFUnA2 ppt––< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9< 9––

Los Olivos Resv Nitrate Blend Effluent facility 93020 · sample point 4010017020 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-06
SE1
2023-08-09
SE2
2023-10-04
SE2
2023-12-20
SE2
PFBS3 ppt3.2––< 3
PFHxA3 ppt4.3––4
PFHxS3 ppt8.8––8.1
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
PFMBA3 ppt< 3––< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4––< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4––< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4––< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4––< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3––< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4––< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8–< 8–
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7–< 7–
PFUnA2 ppt< 2––< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9< 9––

Rosina IX TP Effluent - Nitrate Treated facility 93022 · sample point 4010017022 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-06
SE1
2023-04-10
SE1
2023-08-09
SE2
2023-12-20
SE2
PFHxA3 ppt–< 3–3.1
PFPeA3 ppt–3.4–3.3
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
PFBS3 ppt–< 3–< 3
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
PFOA4 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/L< 9–< 9–

South Bay Well 01 facility 93010 · sample point 4010017010 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-06
SE1
2023-08-09
SE2
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
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 99.6

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFHxA838%4.3
2023-02-06
1.43–3.3<MRL3.14.34.3
PFHxS825%8.8
2023-02-06
2.11–4.36<MRL<MRL8.88.8
PFPeA825%3.4
2023-04-10
0.84–3.09<MRL<MRL3.43.4
PFBS812%3.2
2023-02-06
0.4–3.02<MRL<MRL3.23.2
lithium812%9.6
2023-08-09
1.2–9.07<MRL<MRL9.69.6

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, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFOA, 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.