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By compound · EPA limit 4 ppt

Where PFOA contamination is worst

Perfluorooctanoic acid — 1,259 U.S. public water systems measured PFOA above the EPA's 4 ppt limit during 2023–2025 UCMR 5 testing. They're ranked below by how far over the limit they tested.

EPA limit (MCL)
4 ppt
Systems above the limit
1,259
Worst result
235.0 ppt (59×) — COLLEGEVILLE TRAPPE JOINT PWD, PA

Systems exceeding the PFOA limit

100 of 1,259
# Water system State PFOA measured × limit
1 COLLEGEVILLE TRAPPE JOINT PWD PA 235.0 ppt 59×
2 POTRERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CA 188.3 ppt 47×
3 LUBECK PSD WV 179.5 ppt 45×
4 PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NY 111.5 ppt 28×
5 RAYNHAM CENTER WATER DISTRICT MA 92.0 ppt 23×
6 CAERNARVON TWP AUTH PA 55.8 ppt 14×
7 COLLINSVILLE WATER WORKS AL 52.5 ppt 13×
8 PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD WV 46.5 ppt 12×
9 BEALETON REGIONAL VA 44.6 ppt 11×
10 LIVINGSTON TWP DIV OF WATER NJ 44.0 ppt 11×
11 PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY PA 42.5 ppt 11×
12 VERONA WATER DEPARTMENT NJ 42.3 ppt 11×
13 PAYSON TOWN OF AZ 40.9 ppt 10×
14 GONZALEZ UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, INC. FL 39.2 ppt 9.8×
15 TEMPE CITY OF AZ 38.7 ppt 9.7×
16 GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT DE 36.0 ppt 9.0×
17 SAVANNAH VALLEY U. D. TN 35.0 ppt 8.8×
18 COLUMBUS GA 33.9 ppt 8.5×
19 CITY OF ATWATER CA 33.0 ppt 8.3×
20 GADSDEN WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD AL 32.0 ppt 8.0×
21 WILLIAMSTOWN WATER DEPT WV 32.0 ppt 8.0×
22 GRAND BAY WATER WORKS BOARD AL 31.4 ppt 7.8×
23 RIDGEWOOD WATER NJ 31.4 ppt 7.8×
24 LAFAYETTE GA 31.0 ppt 7.8×
25 AUDUBON WATER COMPANY PA 30.8 ppt 7.7×
26 HO HO KUS WATER DEPT NJ 30.4 ppt 7.6×
27 ONTARIO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMPANY CA 30.0 ppt 7.5×
28 ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM NC 30.0 ppt 7.5×
29 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS GA 29.9 ppt 7.5×
30 TOWN OF ANTHONY TX 29.1 ppt 7.3×
31 CALHOUN GA 29.0 ppt 7.3×
32 YESHIVA FARM SETTLEMENT NY 27.8 ppt 7.0×
33 BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM NC 27.5 ppt 6.9×
34 ORANGEWOOD WATER SYSTEM FL 27.1 ppt 6.8×
35 NORTHEAST ETOWAH COUNTY WATER CO-OP AL 27.0 ppt 6.8×
36 HIGHLAND WATER AUTHORITY AL 26.7 ppt 6.7×
37 SHELBY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM AL 26.1 ppt 6.5×
38 CLANTON WATER DEPARTMENT AL 26.0 ppt 6.5×
39 EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY FL 25.8 ppt 6.5×
40 NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT, DE DE 25.3 ppt 6.3×
41 SUEZ WATER DELAWARE DE 24.4 ppt 6.1×
42 CITY OF LANCASTER, PA PA 23.8 ppt 6.0×
43 Hastings, MN MN 23.7 ppt 5.9×
44 TOWN OF ELKTON MD 23.3 ppt 5.8×
45 WALDWICK WATER DEPT NJ 23.3 ppt 5.8×
46 ARTESIAN WATER COMPANY DE 23.1 ppt 5.8×
47 SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP W DI NJ 23.0 ppt 5.8×
48 EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER PA 22.4 ppt 5.6×
49 SUEZ WATER PA BETHEL PA 22.3 ppt 5.6×
50 PORTERVILLE, CITY OF CA 22.0 ppt 5.5×
51 OAKLAND WATER DEPT, NJ NJ 22.0 ppt 5.5×
52 BUCKINGHAM TWP COLD SPRING PA 22.0 ppt 5.5×
53 EXPERIMENTAL PR 22.0 ppt 5.5×
54 FRUSI WATER TREATMENT PLANT KS 21.1 ppt 5.3×
55 ALABASTER WATER BOARD AL 21.0 ppt 5.3×
56 STERRETT-VANDIVER WATER SYSTEM AL 21.0 ppt 5.3×
57 BIG PARK WATER COMPANY AZ 21.0 ppt 5.3×
58 SOMERS TOWN HOUSE/HALL NY 21.0 ppt 5.3×
59 TOMAHAWK WATERWORKS WI 21.0 ppt 5.3×
60 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY W.A.-SANTA CLARITA CA 20.5 ppt 5.1×
61 CITY OF VIDALIA WATER SYSTEM LA 20.1 ppt 5.0×
62 CHATTOOGA COUNTY GA 20.0 ppt 5.0×
63 WARREN COMM W AND S ASSN 2 OH 20.0 ppt 5.0×
64 COLBERT COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM AL 19.8 ppt 5.0×
65 NORTHAMPTON BUCKS CO MUN AUTH PA 19.6 ppt 4.9×
66 PRATTVILLE (WATER WORKS BOARD OF) AL 19.2 ppt 4.8×
67 TRI COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM AL 19.0 ppt 4.8×
68 WETUMPKA WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD AL 19.0 ppt 4.8×
69 JOHNSON UTIL - ANTHEM AT MERRILL RANCH AZ 19.0 ppt 4.8×
70 PERTH AMBOY WATER DEPARTMENT NJ 19.0 ppt 4.8×
71 PENNSVILLE TWSP. WATER DEPART. NJ 19.0 ppt 4.8×
72 GARDEN CITY PARK WD NY 19.0 ppt 4.8×
73 IREDELL WATER CORPORATION NC 18.8 ppt 4.7×
74 GOLDEN HILLS CSD CA 18.6 ppt 4.7×
75 BURLINGTON TWP W DEPT NJ 18.5 ppt 4.6×
76 GWA NORTHERN WATER SYSTEM GU 18.3 ppt 4.6×
77 CITY OF CLOVIS CA 18.0 ppt 4.5×
78 RIVERSIDE HIGHLAND WATER COMPANY CA 18.0 ppt 4.5×
79 COLLINSVILLE, IL IL 18.0 ppt 4.5×
80 GAFFNEY BPW (1110001) SC 18.0 ppt 4.5×
81 ALLENDALE WATER DEPT NJ 17.8 ppt 4.5×
82 KENNETT SQUARE MUN WATER WORKS PA 17.7 ppt 4.4×
83 HORSHAM WATER&SEWER AUTHORITY PA 17.5 ppt 4.4×
84 CITY OF SACRAMENTO MAIN CA 17.3 ppt 4.3×
85 ROME GA 17.3 ppt 4.3×
86 FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY TN 17.3 ppt 4.3×
87 PARK RIDGE WATER DEPT NJ 17.2 ppt 4.3×
88 Woodbury MN 17.1 ppt 4.3×
89 HOLTVILLE WATER SYSTEM AL 17.0 ppt 4.3×
90 WEST ETOWAH WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY AL 17.0 ppt 4.3×
91 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY W.A.-VALENCIA DIVIS CA 16.9 ppt 4.2×
92 PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS OH 16.9 ppt 4.2×
93 JAMIE HOLLANDERS PA 16.8 ppt 4.2×
94 CLIFFDALE WEST NC 16.3 ppt 4.1×
95 CITY OF REDDING CA 16.2 ppt 4.0×
96 AQUA PA HATBORO PA 16.2 ppt 4.0×
97 DRAYTONVILLE WATER DIST (1120003) SC 16.2 ppt 4.0×
98 MARBURY WATER SYSTEM, INC. AL 16.1 ppt 4.0×
99 LOACHAPOKA WATER AUTHORITY AL 16.0 ppt 4.0×
100 CITY OF FRESNO CA 16.0 ppt 4.0×

Showing the 100 most severe of 1,259 systems exceeding the PFOA limit.

Being above the limit means the utility must reduce levels to comply by 2029 — not that the water is acutely unsafe today. A certified NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 filter reduces PFOA at the tap. Source: EPA UCMR 5 (2023–2025). Methodology.