Is there PFAS in West View Water Authority water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 8 samples EPA's program collected.
West View Water Authority is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving about 200,000 people, including Ambridge, Baden, Bradfordwoods, Gibsonia, Warrendale, Wexford. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 8 times across 2 sampling points between Sep 2024 and Jun 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: PFUnA, PFOA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFMPA, ADONA, HFPO-DA, PFBA, 6:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, PFOS, PFDA, PFHxA, PFPeA, PFDoA, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFTA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 8:2 FTS, PFHpS, PFMBA, PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, PFNA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFHpA.
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 Pennsylvania
- York Water CO none detected
- Erie City Water Authority none detected
- Mawc Sweeney Plant none detected
- Chester Water Authority 4 PFAS detected
- Pa Amer Water CO Lake Scranton above an EPA limit
- Mawc Yough Plant none detected
All 390 tested systems in Pennsylvania
ZIP codes served
15003 15005 15015 15044 15086 15090 15101 15116 15136 15143 15202 15204 15205 15209 15212 15214 15220 15225 15229 15233 15237 16046 16066
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 West View Water Authority water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID PA5020043. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/pennsylvania/west-view-water-authority/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID PA5020043). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.