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EPA system TX0570136 · Texas

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: 3 PFAS found; PFHxA up to 4.6 ppt, below the 3,000 ppt screening level

System ID TX0570136; non-transient non-community water system (e.g., a school or workplace); Texas; source: purchased surface water; serves 177,673 people via 708 connections; status: active

In focus177,673people served, EPA registry
Public records. Clearer context.
Highest result against its EPA referencePFHxA
PFHxA: 4.6 ppt; screening level 3,000 ppt. highest single sample.4.6 pptscreening level: 3,000 ppt

highest single sample; sampled August 2024–May 2025. Source: EPA UCMR 5 final release, August 2026.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is a privately owned non-transient non-community water system in Texas serving about 177,673 people.

< 4.0 ppt
PFOA, highest complete-set average
8 samples, none above the reporting level
MCL 4.0 ppt · not detected above the reporting level
< 4.0 ppt
PFOS, highest complete-set average
8 samples, none above the reporting level
MCL 4.0 ppt · not detected above the reporting level
< 9 ppb
Lithium, highest single sample
8 samples, none above the reporting level
health reference level 10 ppb · not detected above the reporting level
3 / 29
PFAS found above the reporting level
240 results, 2 entry points
0 at or above an MCL on the average basis
3.1 ppb
Lead 90th percentile
period ending Dec 31, 2023
action level 15 ppb · below the action level
0
health-based violations since Sep 3, 2016
3 violations in total

PFAS treatment declared to EPA: None declared (8 of 8 sampling events) · PFAS found before UCMR 5: Yes, at 8 of 8 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
  • 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 3.

Between August 2024 and May 2025, EPA's UCMR 5 program tested 240 samples from 2 sampling locations for 30 contaminants (29 PFAS plus lithium). 3 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
4.4 ppt
detected; no EPA reference value
PFHxAhighest single sample
4.6 ppt
below the screening level
PFBAhighest single sample
6.3 ppt
below the screening level
Show the 27 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
PFBSnot detected · reporting level 3.0 ppt
< 3.0 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
PFPeA844.4 ppt3.8 ppt (4 of 4)none setdetected; no EPA reference valueAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFHxA844.6 ppt3.7 ppt (4 of 4)3,000 ppt screening level · compared on the highest samplebelow the screening levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFBA846.3 ppt4.4 ppt (4 of 4)6,000 ppt screening level · compared on the highest samplebelow the screening levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
11Cl-PF3OUdS80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
4:2 FTS80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
6:2 FTS80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
8:2 FTS80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
9Cl-PF3ONS80< 2.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
ADONA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
HFPO-DA (GenX)80< 5.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
Lithium80< 9 ppb10 ppb health reference level · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
NEtFOSAA80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
NFDHA80< 20.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
NMeFOSAA80< 6.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFBS80< 3.0 ppt2,000 ppt health-based water concentration · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFDA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFDoA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFEESA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFHpA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFHpS80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFHxS80< 3.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFMBA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFMPA80< 4.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFNA80< 4.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFOA80< 4.0 ppt4.0 ppt MCL · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFOS80< 4.0 ppt4.0 ppt MCL · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFPeS80< 4.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFTA80< 8.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFTrDA80< 7.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
PFUnA80< 2.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2024 – May 2025
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 (12 results)
DateSampling locationSource waterContaminantResultReporting level
Aug 14, 2024Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFBA6.3 ppt5.0 ppt
Aug 14, 2024Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFHxA3.4 ppt3.0 ppt
Aug 14, 2024Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFPeA3.5 ppt3.0 ppt
Aug 14, 2024Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Wpssurface waterPFBA6.1 ppt5.0 ppt
Feb 24, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFHxA4.6 ppt3.0 ppt
Feb 24, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFPeA4.4 ppt3.0 ppt
Mar 20, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFBA5.7 ppt5.0 ppt
Mar 20, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFHxA3.8 ppt3.0 ppt
Mar 20, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFPeA4.0 ppt3.0 ppt
May 28, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFBA5.5 ppt5.0 ppt
May 28, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFHxA3.1 ppt3.0 ppt
May 28, 2025Entry Point to Dist. System Dfw International Airport- Epssurface waterPFPeA3.2 ppt3.0 ppt

Utility-reported context (UCMR 5 questionnaire, aggregated across sampling events): PFAS previously found at this system: yes at 8 of 8 sampling events; potential PFAS sources nearby: no at 8 of 8 sampling events; PFAS treatment in place: no PFAS treatment at 8 of 8 sampling events.

Lead at customer taps

In the latest completed monitoring period, ending Dec 31, 2023, 9 in 10 sampled homes had lead at or below 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that triggers utility action. None of the 14 periods on record reached it.

Action level 15 ppb015Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994: 10 ppbJan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1995: 6 ppbJan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 1998: 10 ppbJan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2001: 8.2 ppbJan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007: 8.8 ppbJan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2010: 2.3 ppbJan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012: 2.2 ppbJan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016: 2.6 ppbJan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019: 3.4 ppbJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022: 5.4 ppbJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023: 3.1 ppbJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2026: 2.6 ppbDec 31, 1994Dec 31, 20262.6 ppb

In the most recent completed lead monitoring period, ending Dec 31, 2023, the 90th-percentile lead result at customer taps was 3.1 ppb, below the action level of 15 ppb (14 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, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Lead3.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022Lead5.4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019Lead3.4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016Lead2.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012Lead2.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2010Lead2.3 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007Lead8.8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2001Lead8.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 1998Lead10 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1995Lead6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994Lead10 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1993 – Jun 30, 1993Lead5.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Show all 14 monitoring periods on record
Monitoring periodMetal90th percentileAction levelStatus
Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Lead3.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022Lead5.4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2019Lead3.4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016Lead2.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012Lead2.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2010Lead2.3 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007Lead8.8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2001Lead8.2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1996 – Dec 31, 1998Lead10 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1995Lead6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994Lead10 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1993 – Jun 30, 1993Lead5.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1992 – Dec 31, 1992Lead8.9 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2026Lead2.6 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level

Drinking water violations since Sep 3, 2016

EPA lists 3 violations since Sep 3, 2016. None is health-based. All concern missed monitoring, reporting or public notices, not the water itself.

EPA's SDWIS database lists 3 violations recorded since Sep 3, 2016: 3 for monitoring or reporting, none health-based.

Compliance periodTypeContaminant / ruleDescriptionRecordsStatus
Dec 30, 2024MRLead and Copper RuleLead Consumer Notice1 recordResolved · 2 enforcement actions
Dec 30, 2022MRLead and Copper RuleLead Consumer Notice1 recordResolved · 2 enforcement actions
Oct 1, 2022MRLead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R1 recordResolved · 4 enforcement actions

Sanitary surveys and site visits

Most recent state inspection: Apr 14, 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 3 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

No ZIP could be confidently matched to this system. It reports serving: Dallas (county).

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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