Is there PFAS in Borden Tri-county Region water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 5 samples EPA's program collected.
Borden Tri-county Region is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Borden, Indiana, serving about 11,000 people, including Borden, Floyds Knobs, Greenville, New Albany, Pekin. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 5 times across 2 sampling points between Jun 2024 and Mar 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, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, HFPO-DA, PFBA, 6:2 FTS, PFPeS, 8:2 FTS, PFNA, 4:2 FTS, NFDHA, PFEESA, PFMBA, PFDA, PFMPA, PFOS, ADONA, PFHxS, PFHpA, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFTA, PFOA, PFBS, PFPeA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS.
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 Indiana
- Princeton Water Department none detected
- Peru Water Department none detected
- Speedway Water Works 3 PFAS detected
- Charlestown/river Ridge none detected
- Danville Water Works 2 PFAS detected
- Edwardsville Water Corporation none detected
All 230 tested systems in Indiana
ZIP codes served
47106 47119 47124 47150 47165
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 Borden Tri-county Region water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID IN5210002. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/indiana/borden-tri-county-region/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID IN5210002). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.