Is there PFAS in Bon Aqua-lyles Utility District water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 4 samples EPA's program collected.
Bon Aqua-lyles Utility District is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Lyles, Tennessee, serving about 12,952 people, including Bon Aqua, Centerville, Dickson, Lyles, Nunnelly. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 4 times across 1 sampling point between Feb 2025 and Nov 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: 4:2 FTS, PFBA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOS, PFOA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, PFHpA, PFBS, 6:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFPeA, PFMBA, PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, PFHpS, PFTA, PFTrDA, NEtFOSAA, NMeFOSAA, HFPO-DA, 8:2 FTS.
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 Tennessee
- Etowah Utilities none detected
- South Cumberland U.d. none detected
- Brownsville Water Dept 1 PFAS detected
- Paris Bd of Public Utilities none detected
- Marshall CO Bd P.u. #1 7 PFAS detected
- Bloomingdale Utility District 1 PFAS detected
All 277 tested systems in Tennessee
ZIP codes served
37025 37033 37055 37098 37137
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 Bon Aqua-lyles Utility District water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID TN0000066. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/tennessee/bon-aqua-lyles-utility-district/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID TN0000066). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.