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Public water systems

Every one of the 10,198 systems EPA tested for PFAS has a page here with its full per-compound results, the population it serves and its water source. Find yours by name through your state page, or start with the largest systems and the highest results below.

Highest measured results

Systems whose highest single result most exceeds a final federal limit. A high result is a legal obligation on the utility, not a statement about any individual tap.

SystemStateCompoundHighest resultServes
CITY OF SUGAR LANDTX6:2 FTS672 ng/L90,909
NewportMNPFBA550 ng/L4,000
NASHVILLE, TOWN OFNCPFOS490 ng/L5,900
WoodburyMNPFBA386 ng/L82,643
Hastings, MNMNPFBA380 ng/L23,222
CITY OF CAMERONTXPFPeA339 ng/L5,489
CALHOUNGAPFBS290 ng/L53,090
PRESCOTT WATERWORKSWIPFBA280 ng/L4,258
EXPERIMENTALPRPFHxA260 ng/L-
POTRERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPFHxS250.2 ng/L300
RUNNING SPRINGS WATER DISTRICTCAPFOS236.5 ng/L5,268
COLLEGEVILLE TRAPPE JOINT PWDPAPFOA235 ng/L8,470
IL American - LincolnILPFBA233.2 ng/L15,200
TELFORD BOROUGH AUTHORITYPA6:2 FTS226.2 ng/L7,700
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITYFL6:2 FTS220.1 ng/L242,172
NEWTON FALLS CITYOHPFBS220 ng/L6,109
MDWASA - MAIN SYSTEMFL6:2 FTS190 ng/L2,377,460
GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENTDE6:2 FTS180 ng/L7,259
LUBECK PSDWVPFOA179.5 ng/L11,724
South Saint PaulMNPFBA168 ng/L20,664
PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNYPFHxA160.4 ng/L700
GADSDEN WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARDALPFBS155.4 ng/L44,637
ARTONDALE WATER SYSTEMWAPFOS153.6 ng/L5,828
EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATERPAPFOS153 ng/L14,000
BAYLEAF MASTERNCPFHxS152.6 ng/L16,715
CHATTOOGA COUNTYGAPFBS150 ng/L9,190
GWA NORTHERN WATER SYSTEMGU6:2 FTS148.2 ng/L-
WIDEFIELD WSDCOPFHxA140.6 ng/L27,640
NORTHEAST ETOWAH COUNTY WATER CO-OPALPFBS140 ng/L4,275
Lake ElmoMNPFBA140 ng/L10,978
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.CAPFHxA136.8 ng/L6,214
NORTH BAY VILLAGE, CITY OFFL6:2 FTS135.7 ng/L8,317
HIGHLAND WATER AUTHORITYALPFBS134.3 ng/L3,963
Commonwealth Utilities Corp (Saipan)MPPFPeA133.8 ng/L-
NEW MARTINSVILLEWVPFOS121.8 ng/L5,272
WEST ETOWAH WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITYALPFBS120 ng/L6,900
StillwaterMNPFBA118 ng/L19,462
SHELBY COUNTY WATER SYSTEMALPFBS113.5 ng/L40,101
GLOBE CITY OFAZPFBS113.3 ng/L7,536
STERRETT-VANDIVER WATER SYSTEMALPFBS110 ng/L3,252
GREAT BEND, CITY OFKSPFPeA110 ng/L14,580
SOUTHWOOD WATER SYSTEMWAPFPeA110 ng/L64,155
ARTESIAN WATER COMPANYDEPFPeA106 ng/L231,114
YESHIVA FARM SETTLEMENTNYPFPeA106 ng/L300
CITY OF LEAGUE CITYTXPFPeA102 ng/L149,557
LAURENS COUNTY W&S COMM (SC3020001)SCHFPO-DA95.8 ng/L44,866
PELL CITY WATER WORKSALPFBS94 ng/L17,586
FLOYD COUNTYGAPFBS93.3 ng/L46,143
RAYNHAM CENTER WATER DISTRICTMAPFOA92 ng/L10,964
CAERNARVON TWP AUTHPAPFHxA92 ng/L4,245

The 100 largest systems tested

SystemStateServesPFAS result
NEW YORK CITY SYSTEMNY8,271,000none detected
LOS ANGELES-CITY, DEPT. OF WATER & POWERCA3,875,566none detected
CITY OF HOUSTON, TXTX2,970,543detected
CHICAGOIL2,721,308none detected
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEMTX2,643,729detected
MDWASA - MAIN SYSTEMFL2,377,460above final limit
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSIONMD1,900,000detected
PHOENIX CITY OFAZ1,695,000detected
CITY OF BALTIMOREMD1,600,000detected
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENTPA1,600,000above final limit
LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTNV1,539,277detected
EAST BAY MUDCA1,442,800detected
SAN DIEGO, CITY OFCA1,385,379none detected
DALLAS WATER UTILITYTX1,356,479above final limit
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMOH1,308,955none detected
COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMOH1,305,946above final limit
DENVER WATER BOARDCO1,287,000none detected
CHARLOTTE WATERNC1,163,701detected
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIESWA1,161,961none detected
FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITYVA1,121,613above final limit
CITY OF AUSTIN WATER & WASTEWATERTX1,115,323above final limit
MO AMERICAN ST LOUIS ST CHARLES COUNTIESMO1,111,000detected
SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITYNY1,100,000above final limit
ATLANTAGA1,089,893detected
SAN JOSE WATERCA1,039,920above final limit
GWINNETT CO. DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCESGA975,000none detected
CITY OF FORT WORTHTX955,900above final limit
CITIZENS WATER - INDIANAPOLISIN880,345detected
SFPUC CITY DISTRIBUTION DIVISIONCA848,019none detected
JEA MAJOR GRIDFL826,664detected
AQUA PA MAIN SYSTEMPA822,600above final limit
LOUISVILLE WATER COMPANYKY806,997above final limit
SUEZ WATER NEW JERSEY HACKENSACKNJ792,713above final limit
NASHVILLE WATER DEPTTN778,153none detected
CINCINNATI PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMOH750,200above final limit
EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE BTX747,168above final limit
DEKALB COUNTYGA743,000none detected
CITY OF TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENTFL733,886above final limit
TUCSON CITY OFAZ732,906detected
COBB COUNTYGA695,000detected
PA AMER WATER CO-PITTSBURGHPA686,000none detected
BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION (MWRA)MA675,647none detected
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIESFL671,114above final limit
KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER COKY669,042detected
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WDCA666,581none detected
PORTLAND WATER BUREAUOR666,200none detected
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICTNE660,000none detected
MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS, & WATERTN659,500none detected
RALEIGH, CITY OFNC650,000above final limit
OKLAHOMA CITYOK644,000detected
DETROIT CITY OFMI633,218none detected
D.C. WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITYDC632,323detected
HNL-WINDWARD-PEARL HARBORHI631,389detected
MILWAUKEE WATERWORKSWI626,000none detected
NJ AMERICAN WATER - RARITANNJ615,430above final limit
BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANYLA596,844none detected
BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS BOARDAL585,000detected
ALBUQUERQUE WATER SYSTEMNM560,326none detected
KANSAS CITY PWSMO553,295detected
CITY OF FRESNOCA545,716above final limit
ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION (7 WPS)FL536,466none detected
AURORA CITY OFCO533,407detected
CITY OF SACRAMENTO MAINCA527,979above final limit
MCWANY525,262none detected
PITTSBURGH WATER & SEWER AUTHPA520,000none detected
HCPUD/SOUTH-CENTRALFL515,012above final limit
PINELLAS COUNTY UTILITIESFL506,353none detected
WATER DISTRICT 1 OF JOHNSON COKS490,000detected
LONG BEACH-CITY, WATER DEPT.CA466,772none detected
MESA CITY OFAZ466,000detected
COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIESCO464,111none detected
TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OFWA446,170detected
IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICTCA444,800detected
TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITYNV442,000above final limit
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OFVA437,994none detected
NORTH FULTON COUNTYGA434,517none detected
GREENVILLE WATER (2310001)SC426,057none detected
MinneapolisMN425,300detected
REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITYCT418,900above final limit
CITY OF ARLINGTONTX413,955above final limit
TULSAOK413,000none detected
NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OFVA407,300above final limit
WICHITA, CITY OFKS395,699none detected
Saint Paul Regional Water ServicesMN392,529detected
WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OFNC391,900none detected
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONCT390,887none detected
CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEMVA389,897detected
SALT LAKE CITY WATER SYSTEMUT383,612above final limit
NJ AMERICAN WATER - COASTAL NORTHNJ377,613above final limit
NORTH LAS VEGAS UTILITIESNV376,515none detected
VANCOUVER CITY OFWA373,047above final limit
CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATERAR368,455none detected
TOLEDO, CITY OFOH360,000detected
COLUMBIA CITY OF (SC4010001)SC354,068above final limit
AQUARION WATER CO OF CT-MAIN SYSTEMCT351,756above final limit
OCWANY350,000detected
ST PETERSBURG, CITY OFFL349,979detected
CITY OF ANAHEIMCA348,593above final limit
MANATEE COUNTY UTILITIES DEPTFL347,800none detected
SPOKANE CITY OFWA346,138above final limit