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EPA system TX0430025 · Texas

City of Allen: 4 PFAS found; PFHxA up to 7.4 ppt, below the 3,000 ppt screening level

System ID TX0430025; community water system; Texas; source: purchased surface water; serves 113,746 people via 45,046 connections; status: active

In focus113,746people served, EPA registry
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Highest result against its EPA referencePFHxA
PFHxA: 7.4 ppt; screening level 3,000 ppt. highest single sample.7.4 pptscreening level: 3,000 ppt

highest single sample; sampled February 2023–November 2023. Source: EPA UCMR 5 final release, August 2026.

City of Allen is a local-government-owned community water system in Texas serving about 113,746 people, matched to 2 ZIP codes.

< 4.0 ppt
PFOA, highest complete-set average
4 samples, none above the reporting level
MCL 4.0 ppt · not detected above the reporting level
< 4.0 ppt
PFOS, highest complete-set average
4 samples, none above the reporting level
MCL 4.0 ppt · not detected above the reporting level
< 9 ppb
Lithium, highest single sample
4 samples, none above the reporting level
health reference level 10 ppb · not detected above the reporting level
4 / 29
PFAS found above the reporting level
120 results, 1 entry points
0 at or above an MCL on the average basis
0 ppb
Lead 90th percentile
period ending Dec 31, 2025
action level 15 ppb · below the action level
0
health-based violations since Sep 3, 2016
0 violations in total

PFAS treatment declared to EPA: None declared (4 of 4 sampling events) · PFAS found before UCMR 5: Yes, at 4 of 4 sampling events

What EPA says about what was found

  • PFHxA EPA's 2023 IRIS assessment for PFHxA cites developmental, liver and blood effects in animal studies. EPA source
  • PFBS EPA's 2021 PFBS toxicity assessment cites thyroid, kidney and developmental effects in animal studies. EPA source
  • PFBA EPA's 2022 IRIS assessment for PFBA cites thyroid, liver and developmental effects in animal studies. EPA source

Quoted from EPA assessments. This site adds no health claims of its own.

PFAS and lithium: what EPA's national survey found

EPA tested this water for 30 substances and found 4.

Between February 2023 and November 2023, EPA's UCMR 5 program tested 120 samples from 1 sampling location for 30 contaminants (29 PFAS plus lithium). 4 were detected above the reporting level in at least one sample.

Result EPA comparesNot detected, shown at the reporting levelEPA reference value, at the middle of each row's scale
ContaminantResult against the EPA referenceResultStatus
PFPeAhighest single sample
8.1 ppt
detected; no EPA reference value
PFHxAhighest single sample
7.4 ppt
below the screening level
PFBShighest single sample
4.6 ppt
below the health-based water concentration
PFBAhighest single sample
9.3 ppt
below the screening level
Show the 26 contaminants not detected above the reporting level
11Cl-PF3OUdSnot detected · reporting level 5.0 ppt
< 5.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
4:2 FTSnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
6:2 FTSnot detected · reporting level 5.0 ppt
< 5.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
8:2 FTSnot detected · reporting level 5.0 ppt
< 5.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
9Cl-PF3ONSnot detected · reporting level 2.0 ppt
< 2.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
ADONAnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
HFPO-DA (GenX)not detected · reporting level 5.0 ppt
< 5.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
Lithiumnot detected · reporting level 9 ppb
< 9 ppb
not detected above the reporting level
NEtFOSAAnot detected · reporting level 5.0 ppt
< 5.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
NFDHAnot detected · reporting level 20.0 ppt
< 20.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
NMeFOSAAnot detected · reporting level 6.0 ppt
< 6.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFDAnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFDoAnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFEESAnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFHpAnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFHpSnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFHxSnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFMBAnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFMPAnot detected · reporting level 4.0 ppt
< 4.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFNAnot detected · reporting level 4.0 ppt
< 4.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFOAnot detected · reporting level 4.0 ppt
< 4.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFOSnot detected · reporting level 4.0 ppt
< 4.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFPeSnot detected · reporting level 4.0 ppt
< 4.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFTAnot detected · reporting level 8.0 ppt
< 8.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFTrDAnot detected · reporting level 7.0 ppt
< 7.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
PFUnAnot detected · reporting level 2.0 ppt
< 2.0 ppt
not detected above the reporting level
Full table: samples, detections, highest single sample, complete-set average and sampling dates for all 30 contaminants
ContaminantSamplesDetectionsHighest single sampleComplete-set average (results used)EPA referenceStatusSampled
PFPeA448.1 ppt6.9 ppt (4 of 4)none setdetected; no EPA reference valueFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFHxA447.4 ppt6.8 ppt (4 of 4)3,000 ppt screening level · compared on the highest samplebelow the screening levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFBS444.6 ppt4.0 ppt (4 of 4)2,000 ppt health-based water concentration · compared on the highest samplebelow the health-based water concentrationFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFBA449.3 ppt8.0 ppt (4 of 4)6,000 ppt screening level · compared on the highest samplebelow the screening levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
11Cl-PF3OUdS40< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
4:2 FTS40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
6:2 FTS40< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
8:2 FTS40< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
9Cl-PF3ONS40< 2.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
ADONA40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
HFPO-DA (GenX)40< 5.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
Lithium40< 9 ppb10 ppb health reference level · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
NEtFOSAA40< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
NFDHA40< 20.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
NMeFOSAA40< 6.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFDA40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFDoA40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFEESA40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFHpA40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFHpS40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFHxS40< 3.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFMBA40< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFMPA40< 4.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFNA40< 4.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFOA40< 4.0 ppt4.0 ppt MCL · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFOS40< 4.0 ppt4.0 ppt MCL · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFPeS40< 4.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFTA40< 8.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFTrDA40< 7.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
PFUnA40< 2.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelFebruary 2023 – November 2023
UCMR 5 is a one-time national monitoring survey. Its results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with the PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels, which are enforced on running annual averages and take effect in 2029 (EPA has proposed allowing extensions to 2031). A single result above a limit on this page is a measurement, not a violation.

Sampling-point average: mean of a location's two (ground water) or four (surface water) UCMR 5 results with non-detects counted as zero, EPA's method for comparing UCMR 5 data to the PFAS MCLs. EPA rounds to the reference value's significant digits before deciding whether an average is "greater than" an MCL (PFOA/PFOS averages count as above 4.0 ng/L only from 4.05 ng/L; lithium results count as above the 10 ppb reference only from 15 ppb). This site does not apply that rounding: "at or above" here means the measured value is numerically at or above the reference.

Every detection by sampling location (16 results)
DateSampling locationSource waterContaminantResultReporting level
Feb 22, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBA7.6 ppt5.0 ppt
Feb 22, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBS4.0 ppt3.0 ppt
Feb 22, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFHxA7.4 ppt3.0 ppt
Feb 22, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFPeA8.1 ppt3.0 ppt
May 3, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBA7.3 ppt5.0 ppt
May 3, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBS3.7 ppt3.0 ppt
May 3, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFHxA5.8 ppt3.0 ppt
May 3, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFPeA5.3 ppt3.0 ppt
Aug 23, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBA9.3 ppt5.0 ppt
Aug 23, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBS4.6 ppt3.0 ppt
Aug 23, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFHxA7.2 ppt3.0 ppt
Aug 23, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFPeA8.0 ppt3.0 ppt
Nov 6, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBA7.7 ppt5.0 ppt
Nov 6, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFBS3.6 ppt3.0 ppt
Nov 6, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFHxA6.6 ppt3.0 ppt
Nov 6, 2023Entry Point to Dist. System North Texas MWD Intertiesurface waterPFPeA6.0 ppt3.0 ppt

Utility-reported context (UCMR 5 questionnaire, aggregated across sampling events): PFAS previously found at this system: yes at 4 of 4 sampling events; potential PFAS sources nearby: yes at 4 of 4 sampling events; PFAS treatment in place: no PFAS treatment at 4 of 4 sampling events.

Lead at customer taps

In the latest completed monitoring period, ending Dec 31, 2025, 9 in 10 sampled homes had lead at or below 0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that triggers utility action. None of the 15 periods on record reached it.

Action level 15 ppb015Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1995: 2.6 ppbJan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 1998: 4 ppbJan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2001: 2.8 ppbJan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007: 1.6 ppbJan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012: 1.7 ppbJan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2015: 1.8 ppbJan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016: 1.5 ppbJan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019: 1.6 ppbJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020: 1.2 ppbJan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023: 0 ppbJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024: 0 ppbJan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025: 0 ppbDec 31, 1995Dec 31, 20250 ppb

In the most recent completed lead monitoring period, ending Dec 31, 2025, the 90th-percentile lead result at customer taps was 0 ppb, below the action level of 15 ppb (15 monitoring periods on record, none at the action level). The 90th percentile is the value that 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below. Values are in parts per billion (ppb).

Monitoring periodMetal90th percentileAction levelStatus
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Lead1.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019Lead1.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016Lead1.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2015Lead1.8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012Lead1.7 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007Lead1.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2001Lead2.8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 1998Lead4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1995Lead2.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Show all 15 monitoring periods on record
Monitoring periodMetal90th percentileAction levelStatus
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Lead1.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019Lead1.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016Lead1.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2015Lead1.8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012Lead1.7 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007Lead1.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2001Lead2.8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 1998Lead4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1995Lead2.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994Lead2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1993 – Jun 30, 1993Lead3.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1992 – Dec 31, 1992Lead5.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level

Drinking water violations since Sep 3, 2016

EPA lists no drinking-water violations for this utility since Sep 3, 2016.

EPA's SDWIS database lists no drinking water violations for this utility since Sep 3, 2016.

None on file.

Sanitary surveys and site visits

Most recent state inspection: Sep 15, 2022 (sanitary survey); 1 visit since Sep 3, 2021.

What you can do about these results

Filters certified to reduce PFOA and PFOS

EPA testing found 4 PFAS above reporting levels in this utility's water.

Look for NSF/ANSI 53 (activated carbon) or NSF/ANSI 58 (reverse osmosis) certification that names PFOA/PFOS reduction.

ZIP codes served

Sources

Data vintage: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.

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