Is there PFAS in Moore water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 47 samples EPA's program collected.
Moore is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Moore, Oklahoma, serving about 55,083 people. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 47 times across 25 sampling points between Aug 2023 and Jul 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: 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFDA, PFHpS, PFPeS, NFDHA, PFEESA, PFMBA, PFPeA, PFMPA, 8:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFBA, ADONA, PFHxS, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFBS, PFHpA, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, HFPO-DA, PFTA, PFNA, PFOS, PFOA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFTrDA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 24.8 ppb, detected in 40 of 48 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 Oklahoma
- Midwest City none detected
- Stillwater Water Plant above an EPA limit
- Enid none detected
- Muskogee none detected
- Bartlesville 2 PFAS detected
- Oklahoma University none detected
All 166 tested systems in Oklahoma
ZIP codes served
73160
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 Moore water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID OK2001412. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/oklahoma/moore/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID OK2001412). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.