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EPA system VA6107350 · Virginia

Loudoun Water - Central System: 1 PFAS found; PFPeA up to 3.4 ppt, no EPA limit set

System ID VA6107350; community water system; Virginia; source: surface water; serves 334,808 people via 83,426 connections; status: active

In focus334,808people served, EPA registry
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Highest result against its EPA referenceLead, 90th percentile at customer taps
Lead, 90th percentile at customer taps: 0 ppb; action level 15 ppb. 90th percentile for the latest monitoring period.0 ppbaction level: 15 ppb

90th percentile for the latest monitoring period; sampled Dec 31, 2023. Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO.

Loudoun Water - Central System is a local-government-owned community water system in Virginia serving about 334,808 people, matched to 13 ZIP codes.

< 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
1 / 29
PFAS found above the reporting level
240 results, 2 entry points
0 at or above an MCL on the average basis
0 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
1 violation 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

PFAS and lithium: what EPA's national survey found

EPA tested this water for 30 substances and found 1.

Between June 2023 and March 2024, EPA's UCMR 5 program tested 240 samples from 2 sampling locations for 30 contaminants (29 PFAS plus lithium). 1 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
3.4 ppt
detected; no EPA reference value
Show the 29 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
PFBAnot detected · reporting level 5.0 ppt
< 5.0 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
PFHxAnot 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
PFPeA813.4 ppt0.9 ppt (4 of 4)none setdetected; no EPA reference valueAugust 2023 – March 2024
11Cl-PF3OUdS80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
4:2 FTS80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
6:2 FTS80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
8:2 FTS80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
9Cl-PF3ONS80< 2.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
ADONA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
HFPO-DA (GenX)80< 5.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
Lithium80< 9 ppb10 ppb health reference level · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelJune 2023 – March 2024
NEtFOSAA80< 5.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelJune 2023 – March 2024
NFDHA80< 20.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
NMeFOSAA80< 6.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelJune 2023 – March 2024
PFBA80< 5.0 ppt6,000 ppt screening level · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFBS80< 3.0 ppt2,000 ppt health-based water concentration · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFDA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFDoA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFEESA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFHpA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFHpS80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFHxA80< 3.0 ppt3,000 ppt screening level · compared on the highest samplenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFHxS80< 3.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFMBA80< 3.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFMPA80< 4.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFNA80< 4.0 ppt10.0 ppt MCL (rescission proposed) · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFOA80< 4.0 ppt4.0 ppt MCL · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFOS80< 4.0 ppt4.0 ppt MCL · compared on the complete-set averagenot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFPeS80< 4.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
PFTA80< 8.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelJune 2023 – March 2024
PFTrDA80< 7.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelJune 2023 – March 2024
PFUnA80< 2.0 pptnone setnot detected above the reporting levelAugust 2023 – March 2024
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 (1 results)
DateSampling locationSource waterContaminantResultReporting level
Aug 29, 2023Fairfax Water EP - Woodstone Fairfax Water - EP001surface waterPFPeA3.4 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 0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that triggers utility action. The action level has been reached in 5 of the 22 periods on record.

Action level 15 ppb015Jan 1, 2000 – Jun 30, 2000: 8 ppbJan 1, 2001 – Dec 31, 2001: 1 ppbJan 1, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002: 1 ppbJan 1, 2003 – Dec 31, 2005: 1 ppbJan 1, 2007 – Jun 30, 2007: 0 ppbJul 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007: 0.1 ppbJan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2011: 2 ppbJan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2014: 0.5 ppbJan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2017: 1.1 ppbJan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2020: 0 ppbJan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023: 0 ppbJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2026: 0.5 ppbJun 30, 2000Dec 31, 20260.5 ppb

In the most recent completed lead monitoring period, ending Dec 31, 2023, the 90th-percentile lead result at customer taps was 0 ppb, below the action level of 15 ppb; 5 of the 22 monitoring periods on record reached 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, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2020Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2017Lead1.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2014Lead0.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2011Lead2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007Lead0.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2007 – Jun 30, 2007Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2003 – Dec 31, 2005Lead1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002Lead1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2001 – Dec 31, 2001Lead1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2000 – Jun 30, 2000Lead8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 1999Lead4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Show all 22 monitoring periods on record
Monitoring periodMetal90th percentileAction levelStatus
Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2020Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2017Lead1.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2014Lead0.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2011Lead2 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007Lead0.1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2007 – Jun 30, 2007Lead0 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2003 – Dec 31, 2005Lead1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002Lead1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2001 – Dec 31, 2001Lead1 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 2000 – Jun 30, 2000Lead8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 1999Lead4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1998 – Dec 31, 1998Lead8 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 1998Lead11 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1997 – Dec 31, 1997Lead25 ppb15 ppbat or above the action level
Jan 1, 1997 – Jun 30, 1997Lead14.4 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jan 1, 1996 – Jun 30, 1996Lead19 ppb15 ppbat or above the action level
Jan 1, 1995 – Jun 30, 1995Lead25 ppb15 ppbat or above the action level
Jul 1, 1994 – Dec 31, 1994Lead27 ppb15 ppbat or above the action level
Jul 1, 1993 – Jun 30, 1994Lead9 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level
Jul 1, 1992 – Dec 31, 1992Lead15 ppb15 ppbat or above the action level
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2026Lead0.5 ppb15 ppbbelow the action level

Drinking water violations since Sep 3, 2016

EPA lists 1 violation 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 1 violation recorded since Sep 3, 2016: 1 for monitoring or reporting, none health-based.

Compliance periodTypeContaminant / ruleDescriptionRecordsStatus
Oct 1, 2023MRLead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R1 recordResolved · 4 enforcement actions

Sanitary surveys and site visits

Most recent state inspection: Feb 26, 2024 (sanitary survey); 2 visits since Sep 3, 2021.

What you can do about these results

Filters certified to reduce PFOA and PFOS

EPA testing found 1 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.

Filters certified for lead reduction

5 of this utility's 22 lead monitoring periods on record reached the 15 ppb action level (most recent 90th percentile 0 ppb).

NSF/ANSI 53 with a lead-reduction claim, or NSF/ANSI 58 reverse osmosis. Lead comes from plumbing, so a point-of-use filter at the kitchen tap is the relevant type.

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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