Is there PFAS in Nawa water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 2 samples EPA's program collected.
Nawa is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Tipp City, Ohio, serving about 29,974 people, including Tipp City, Vandalia. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 2 times across 1 sampling point between May 2023 and Nov 2023.
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, 8:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFPeA, PFMBA, PFEESA, NFDHA, 4:2 FTS, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFHxS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, PFPeS, 6:2 FTS, NEtFOSAA, PFBS, PFTrDA, PFNA, PFOS, PFBA, PFOA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, PFHpA, PFTA, NMeFOSAA.
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 Ohio
- Kent City Pws none detected
- North Ridgeville City Pws none detected
- Zanesville Pws 2 PFAS detected
- Xenia City Pws none detected
- Barberton City none detected
- Highland County Water Company, INC. none detected
All 347 tested systems in Ohio
ZIP codes served
45371 45377
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 Nawa water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID OH5553612. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/ohio/nawa/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID OH5553612). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.