Is there PFAS in Wentzville water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 8 samples EPA's program collected.
Wentzville is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Wentzville, Missouri, serving about 41,784 people, including Foristell, Lake Saint Louis, Wentzville. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 8 times across 3 sampling points between Mar 2024 and Dec 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: PFNA, PFHxS, PFHpA, ADONA, PFTA, NFDHA, PFEESA, PFMBA, PFOS, 8:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFPeA, PFHpS, 6:2 FTS, HFPO-DA, PFBA, 4:2 FTS, PFBS, PFTrDA, PFPeS, NMeFOSAA, PFOA, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFDA, NEtFOSAA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 48.4 ppb, detected in 8 of 8 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 Missouri
- University of Missouri Columbia none detected
- Cape Girardeau Pws 1 PFAS detected
- Jefferson County Cons Pwsd C 1 none detected
- Fort Leonard Wood 1 PFAS detected
- Ofallon Pws 2 PFAS detected
- St Peters Pws above an EPA limit
All 232 tested systems in Missouri
ZIP codes served
63348 63367 63385
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 Wentzville water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID MO6010849. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/missouri/wentzville/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID MO6010849). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.