City Of Gonzales

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in Texas

TX0890001UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
<MRLHighest PFOA result, ppt
<MRLHighest PFOS result, ppt
0.002Highest Hazard Index
240Results
PWSID
TX0890001
State
Texas
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
9,172
City
Gonzales
Counties
Gonzales County
Primary source water
surface water
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-02-13 to 2023-11-14 · 2 entry point(s) · water types: SW
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 Index0.0020.0011.0†

“<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 Texas PFAS drinking-water standard in effect or proposed as of 2026-10-17: No state PFAS drinking-water standard; TCEQ implementing federal NPDWR (BCLP state survey, Jan 2026).

Sampling history

Sampled 2023-02-13 to 2023-11-14 · 2 entry point(s) · water types: SW · 10 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-02-13CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE1<4<40lithium 10.7 µg/L
2023-02-13CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE1<4<40PFPeA 3.7, lithium 10.4 µg/L
2023-05-08CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE2<4<40PFPeA 4.1
2023-05-09CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE2<4<40PFPeA 4.3
2023-08-21CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE3n/an/an/alithium 13.2 µg/L
2023-08-21CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE3n/an/an/alithium 12.4 µg/L
2023-10-16CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE3<4<40PFHxA 3.9, PFPeA 7.9
2023-10-18CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE3<4<40PFHxA 4.3, PFPeA 8.9
2023-11-13CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE4<4<40.002PFHxA 4.7, PFPeA 6.6
2023-11-14CITY OF GONZALES (SW)SE4<4<40.0026:2 FTS 597, ADONA 3.2, PFHxA 5.2, PFPeA 6.6, lithium 9.35 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

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.

CITY OF GONZALES facility EP001 · sample point TRTTAP · surface water

CompoundMRL2023-02-13
SE1
2023-05-08
SE2
2023-08-21
SE3
2023-10-18
SE3
2023-11-14
SE4
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5597
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 33.2
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 33.8
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3–4.35.2
PFPeA3 ppt< 34.1–8.96.6
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2–< 2< 2
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5< 5–< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20–< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6< 6–< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8< 8–< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7< 7–< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2–< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L10.7< 913.2–9.35

CITY OF GONZALES facility EP003 · sample point TRTTAP · surface water

CompoundMRL2023-02-13
SE1
2023-05-09
SE2
2023-08-21
SE3
2023-10-16
SE3
2023-11-13
SE4
PFBS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 34.3
PFHxA3 ppt< 3< 3–3.94.7
PFPeA3 ppt3.74.3–7.96.6
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2–< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5< 5–< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20–< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6< 6–< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5–< 5< 5
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFHxS3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3–< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4–< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8< 8–< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7< 7–< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2–< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L10.4< 912.4–< 9

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFPeA888%8.9
2023-10-18
5.26–5.644.36.68.98.9
lithium862%13.2
2023-08-21
7.01–10.389.3510.713.213.2
PFHxA850%5.2
2023-11-14
2.26–3.76<MRL4.35.25.2
PFBS825%4.3
2023-11-13
1.01–3.26<MRL<MRL4.34.3
6:2 FTS812%597
2023-11-14
74.62–79<MRL<MRL597597
ADONA812%3.2
2023-11-14
0.4–3.02<MRL<MRL3.23.2

Never detected (24): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFBA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxS, 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 2026-06-16; 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 a6f3d99247ed · 2026-10-18T04:13Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.