Is there PFAS in City of Fort Worth water?
Yes. EPA's final UCMR 5 results show City of Fort Worth averaged 16.1 ppt of PFHxS at its worst sampling point, 1.6 times the EPA limit of 10 ppt.
City of Fort Worth
Serves 955,900 people · 20 PFOA samples from 5 sampling points · Jan 2023 to Jan 2024
Average above an EPA limit
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid
5.9 ppt avg · max 8.3
PFOS Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
6.2 ppt avg · max 7.3
PFHxS Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
16.1 ppt avg · max 25.8
Hazard index GenX, PFBS, PFNA, PFHxS combined
1.6 avg · max 2.6
Also detected, no federal limit: PFHxA, PFBA, PFPeA, PFBS.
City of Fort Worth is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Fort Worth, Texas, serving about 955,900 people, including Aledo, Burleson, Crowley, Euless, Haslet, Hurst. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 20 times across 5 sampling points between Jan 2023 and Jan 2024.
Every PFAS detected
Not detected: PFEESA, HFPO-DA, 6:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFPeS, PFMBA, NFDHA, ADONA, NEtFOSAA, PFHpS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFUnA, NMeFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFTA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFNA, 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
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 Texas
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ZIP codes served
76008 76028 76036 76040 76052 76053 76101 76102 76103 76104 76105 76106 76107 76108 76109 76110 76111 76112 76113 76114 76115 76116 76117 76118 76119 76120 76122 76123 76126 76127 76129 76131 76132 76133 76134 76135 76137 76140 76150 76155 76161 76164 76177 76179 76181 76244 76247 76262
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 City of Fort Worth water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID TX2200012. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/texas/city-of-fort-worth/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID TX2200012). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.
