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PFAS in Cliffdale West drinking water

EPA UCMR 5 results for public water system NC0326332 serving Fayetteville (North Carolina). 7 of 29 PFAS detected.

PFOA (highest result)
16.3 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFOS (highest result)
19.5 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFAS detected
7 of 29 tested
Water system
CLIFFDALE WEST (PWSID NC0326332)
System size
Large (serves more than 10,000 people)
Samples
55 sample event(s) at 27 sampling point(s), 2025-02-03 to 2025-09-02
Areas served (SDWIS)
Fayetteville
Counties
Cumberland
ZIP codes (UCMR 5)
28304, 28314
Source
EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (EPA page last updated 2026-08-28; samples collected January 2023 – December 2025) ↗

UCMR 5 is a one-time EPA monitoring program, not a compliance determination. The values shown are the highest single sample result at any of the system's sampling points; one result above 4.0 ppt does not mean the system violates the PFAS rule, which is judged on running annual averages under separate compliance monitoring. Results describe the public water system, not an individual home.

All PFAS detected

PFASHighest result (ppt)Samples with detectionEPA limit (2024 rule)
PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)19.525 of 544.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)16.325 of 544.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)12.536 of 5410 ppt (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)
PFBS (perfluorobutane sulfonic acid)10.831 of 54Hazard Index component (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)
PFHxA (perfluorohexanoic acid)10.225 of 54—
PFPeA (perfluoropentanoic acid)8.728 of 54—
PFHpA (perfluoroheptanoic acid)4.59 of 54—

ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). EPA reports UCMR 5 results in µg/L; we multiply by 1,000. “Samples with detection” counts results at or above the UCMR 5 minimum reporting level.

What the limits mean

In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits (MCLs) of 4.0 ppt each for PFOA and PFOS, plus 10 ppt for PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA (GenX) and a Hazard Index for mixtures, with compliance based on a running annual average at each sampling point and due in 2029 (EPA ↗). In May 2026 EPA proposed letting systems request two more years for PFOA/PFOS (to April 2031) and rescinding the PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and Hazard Index limits (EPA: extension proposal ↗ · EPA: rescission proposal ↗). These are proposals, not final rules, as of the date this page was built.

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PFAS disclaimer: PFAS results are copied from EPA's UCMR 5 dataset and describe samples taken at a public water system's entry points between 2023 and 2025, not water at any specific address. Levels may have changed since sampling (for example, after new treatment). “Not detected” means below EPA's UCMR 5 minimum reporting level, not zero. This is not a compliance determination or a water test. Contact your water utility for current information.