Is there PFAS in Beardsley Water Company 1 water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 6 samples EPA's program collected.
Beardsley Water Company 1 is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Litchfield Park, Arizona, serving about 10,263 people, including Wittmann, Surprise. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 6 times across 3 sampling points between Apr 2024 and Oct 2024.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: PFBS, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFUnA, PFHxA, PFDoA, PFDA, PFOA, PFHpA, PFNA, PFHxS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFMBA, PFOS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, PFBA, 6:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFPeA, PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, PFHpS, PFTrDA, PFMPA, PFTA, NEtFOSAA, NMeFOSAA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 19 ppb, detected in 6 of 6 samples. EPA's health-based screening level is 10 ppb.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in Arizona
- Tucson Water Corona De Tucson none detected
- Festival Ranch none detected
- Johnson Util - Anthem at Merrill Ranch above an EPA limit
- Arizona Water CO - Oracle none detected
- Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1 1 PFAS detected
- Arizona Water CO - Sedona above an EPA limit
All 152 tested systems in Arizona
ZIP codes served
85361 85387
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Beardsley Water Company 1 water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID AZ0407007. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/arizona/beardsley-water-company-1/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID AZ0407007). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.