Town Of Poolesville

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in Maryland

MD0150002UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
5.4Highest PFOA result, ppt
6.5Highest PFOS result, ppt
0.69Highest Hazard Index
570Results
PWSID
MD0150002
State
Maryland
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
6,005
City
Poolesville
Counties
Montgomery County
Primary source water
groundwater under the influence of surface water
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-02-07 to 2025-11-10 · 9 entry point(s) · water types: GU;GW
Service-area boundary
authoritative

PFOS 1–3 × its limit highest single result
PFOS 1–3 × 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)5.45.34
PFOS (ppt)6.56.054
Hazard Index0.690.6851.0†

“<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).

No Maryland PFAS drinking-water standard in effect or proposed as of 2026-10-17: No Maryland-specific PFAS drinking-water MCL; MDE implementing federal NPDWR.

Sampling history

Sampled 2023-02-07 to 2025-11-10 · 9 entry point(s) · water types: GU;GW · 20 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE14.14.50.002PFHxA 3.8, PFPeA 3.8, lithium 15.8 µg/L
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE15.15.60.002PFHxA 3.9, PFPeA 4.8, lithium 19.5 µg/L
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE15.45.30.002PFBA 7, PFHpA 5.1, PFHxA 9.8, PFPeA 14, lithium 18.5 µg/L
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 38.8 µg/L
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE14.7<40lithium 38.8 µg/L
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 15.1 µg/L
2023-02-07TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE1<45.40.69lithium 18 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE24.860.002PFHxA 3.5, PFPeA 3.8, lithium 16.2 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE25.46.50.002PFHxA 3.7, PFPeA 4.3, lithium 21 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE25.2<40.002PFBA 7, PFHpA 5.4, PFHxA 9.8, PFPeA 15.1, lithium 21.3 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 41.1 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE25.3<40lithium 36 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE2<4<40lithium 15.1 µg/L
2023-08-08TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE24.16.50.68lithium 19 µg/L
2023-12-05TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE1<4<40lithium 11 µg/L
2024-03-11TOWN OF POOLESVILLE (GW)SE2<4<40PFBA 8.9, lithium 12.3 µg/L
2025-05-20Well #2 (GUDI) (GU)SE1n/an/an/alithium 14 µg/L
2025-07-23Well #2 (GUDI) (GU)SE1<4<40none
2025-09-22Well #2 (GUDI) (GU)SE2<4<40lithium 15 µg/L
2025-11-10Well #2 (GUDI) (GU)SE4<4<40PFBA 7.7, lithium 15 µg/L

“<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

570 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.

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP03 · sample point EP03 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-12-05
SE1
2024-03-11
SE2
PFBA5 ppt< 58.9
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
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/L1112.3

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP05 · sample point EP05 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
SE2
PFBS3 ppt3.13.2
PFHxA3 ppt3.83.5
PFOA4 ppt4.14.8
PFOS4 ppt4.56
PFPeA3 ppt3.83.8
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
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
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L15.816.2

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP06 · sample point EP06 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
SE2
PFBS3 ppt3.64
PFHxA3 ppt3.93.7
PFOA4 ppt5.15.4
PFOS4 ppt5.66.5
PFPeA3 ppt4.84.3
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
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
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L19.521

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP08 · sample point EP08 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
SE2
PFBA5 ppt77
PFBS3 ppt4.84.2
PFHpA3 ppt5.15.4
PFHxA3 ppt9.89.8
PFOA4 ppt5.45.2
PFOS4 ppt5.3< 4
PFPeA3 ppt1415.1
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
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L18.521.3

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP09 · sample point EP09 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
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/L38.841.1

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP10 · sample point EP10 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
SE2
PFOA4 ppt4.75.3
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
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 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/L38.836

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP12 · sample point EP12 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
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/L15.115.1

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE facility TP13 · sample point EP13 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-02-07
SE1
2023-08-08
SE2
PFHxS3 ppt6.96.8
PFOA4 ppt< 44.1
PFOS4 ppt5.46.5
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
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
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 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/L1819

Well #2 (GUDI) facility TP02 · sample point TP02 · groundwater under the influence of surface water

CompoundMRL2025-05-20
SE1
2025-07-23
SE1
2025-09-22
SE2
2025-11-10
SE4
PFBA5 ppt–< 5< 57.7
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt–< 2< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt–< 5< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5–< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt–< 20< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6–< 6< 6
PFBS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFDA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFHxA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4
PFPeA3 ppt–< 3< 3< 3
PFPeS4 ppt–< 4< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8–< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7–< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt–< 2< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L14–1515

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
lithium19100%41.1
2023-08-08
21.13–21.131821.338.841.1
PFOA1947%5.4
2023-02-07
2.32–4.43<MRL5.15.45.4
PFOS1937%6.5
2023-08-08
2.09–4.62<MRL5.46.56.5
PFBS1932%4.8
2023-02-07
1.21–3.26<MRL3.24.24.8
PFHxA1932%9.8
2023-02-07
1.82–3.87<MRL3.79.89.8
PFPeA1932%15.1
2023-08-08
2.41–4.46<MRL3.81415.1
PFBA1921%8.9
2024-03-11
1.61–5.56<MRL<MRL7.78.9
PFHpA1910%5.4
2023-08-08
0.55–3.24<MRL<MRL5.15.4
PFHxS1910%6.9
2023-02-07
0.72–3.41<MRL<MRL6.86.9

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, PFNA, 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 2023-01-04 to 2026-05-19; 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 a5d4ffe50da4 · 2026-10-18T04:05Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.