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State comparison table

Compare unique community water systems with enough required UCMR 5 samples for a yearly average across states and territories. Select a column heading to sort the table.

Source EPA UCMR 5 Period 2023–2025 Unit Community water system Release loading…
10,289

public water systems available in the ZIP lookup

26,625

EPA sampling locations represented in the lookup

8,936

active community water systems with enough required samples for a yearly average

1,030

of those systems with at least one yearly average at or above an EPA-based study benchmark

Water-system results by state

Each water system is counted once. Select a heading to sort the results.

Key terms: “Complete monitoring” means at least one sampling location had all required samples needed for a yearly average. An “EPA-based study benchmark” is the unrounded cutoff this research uses to reproduce EPA’s January 2026 technical-assistance classification around the April 2024 federal levels. It is not a current standard or compliance finding. The table does not rank water quality or determine household exposure or health risk. A lower count does not mean PFAS was absent.

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