Is there PFAS in Gru - Murphree Wtp water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 2 samples EPA's program collected.
Gru - Murphree Wtp is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Gainesville, Florida, serving about 195,768 people, including Gainesville, Micanopy, Newberry. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 2 times across 1 sampling point between Feb 2024 and Sep 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: NEtFOSAA, PFOA, PFUnA, PFHxA, PFDoA, PFDA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, PFHpA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, NMeFOSAA, PFMPA, PFTrDA, PFBS, PFMBA, PFTA, PFHpS, PFPeS, 4:2 FTS, PFEESA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFPeA, 8:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFBA, HFPO-DA, ADONA, NFDHA.
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 Florida
- City of Lakeland none detected
- City of Tallahassee above an EPA limit
- City of Pembroke Pines above an EPA limit
- City of Fort Lauderdale above an EPA limit
- Ocud/western Regional Wtr Sys (4 Wps) above an EPA limit
- Hcpud/northwest Utilities 2 PFAS detected
All 409 tested systems in Florida
ZIP codes served
32601 32603 32605 32606 32607 32608 32609 32611 32641 32653 32667 32669
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 Gru - Murphree Wtp water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID FL2010946. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/florida/gru-murphree-wtp/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID FL2010946). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.