Is there PFAS in Arvin Community Services Dist water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 6 samples EPA's program collected.
Arvin Community Services Dist is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Arvin, California, serving about 19,669 people. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 6 times across 3 sampling points between Nov 2024 and May 2025.
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: PFHpS, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, PFBA, 6:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFPeA, PFMBA, PFEESA, PFPeS, PFDA, NMeFOSAA, PFBS, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFNA, NFDHA, PFOA, PFUnA, PFDoA, PFHxA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFTA, PFOS.
Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.
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 California
- California Water Service CO - Westlake none detected
- Humboldt C.s.d. none detected
- City of Soledad none detected
- Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. above an EPA limit
- Riverside Highland Water Company above an EPA limit
- Quartz Hill Water Dist. none detected
All 707 tested systems in California
ZIP codes served
93203
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 Arvin Community Services Dist water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID CA1510001. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/california/arvin-community-services-dist/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID CA1510001). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.