Is there PFAS in Del-co Water Company, INC. water?
Some. At least one sample reached an EPA limit, but the average at every sampling point stayed below it.
Del-co Water Company, INC.
Serves 150,000 people · 10 PFOA samples from 3 sampling points · Jul 2023 to Apr 2024
One or more samples at an EPA limit
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid
1.1 ppt avg · max 4.2
PFOS Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
not detected
Hazard index GenX, PFBS, PFNA, PFHxS combined
not detected
Also detected, no federal limit: PFBA, PFHxA, PFPeA, PFBS.
Del-co Water Company, INC. is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Delaware, Ohio, serving about 150,000 people, including Louisville, Ashley, Centerburg, Delaware, Dublin, Fredericktown. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 10 times across 3 sampling points between Jul 2023 and Apr 2024.
Every PFAS detected
Not detected: 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, 6:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, PFMPA, NMeFOSAA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 8:2 FTS, PFUnA, PFDoA, PFDA, NEtFOSAA, PFNA, PFMBA, PFHxS, PFHpA, PFOS, PFTA, PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, PFHpS, PFTrDA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 12.9 ppb, detected in 2 of 10 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
Two routes work for PFAS. For drinking and cooking water only, a reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 with a PFOA/PFOS reduction claim is the cheapest proven option. To treat every tap and shower, a whole-house carbon system with enough contact time works, but check that the maker has PFAS test data, not just a marketing claim. See the best filters for PFAS and how PFAS removal works.
Other systems in Ohio
All 347 tested systems in Ohio
ZIP codes served
40233 43003 43011 43015 43016 43017 43019 43021 43031 43032 43035 43040 43050 43054 43061 43064 43065 43066 43074 43081 43082 43085 43086 43209 43235 43301 43302 43314 43315 43317 43320 43321 43325 43334 43338 43350 43356 44035 44833
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 Del-co Water Company, INC. water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID OH2101412. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/ohio/del-co-water-company-inc/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID OH2101412). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.
