BEND, CITY OF

OR · PWS ID OR4100100 · Community water system

103
contaminants tested
16
detected
77,704
people served
Water source
Surface water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Deschutes

PFAS detected

“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
PFOA 0.0079 ug/L 2/20 2024
PFPeA 0.0087 ug/L 2/20 2024
PFHpA 0.0042 ug/L 1/20 2024
PFHxA 0.0047 ug/L 1/20 2024

Other contaminants detected

ContaminantMaxDetection rateSourcePeriod
COPPER, FREE 362 UG/L 242/250 SYR4 2012–2017
TTHM 42 UG/L 158/174 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 43.1 UG/L 121/174 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate 600 UG/L 54/162 SYR4 2012–2019
Lead 14 UG/L 30/252 SYR4 2012–2019
LEAD SUMMARY 0.0090 mg/L 23/23 LCR 2023
Fluoride 367 UG/L 6/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite 540 UG/L 5/9 SYR4 2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) 2.46 PCI/L 4/14 SYR4 2012–2019
Arsenic 3.3 UG/L 3/17 SYR4 2012–2019
Barium 4 UG/L 1/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U 3.87 PCI/L 1/14 SYR4 2012–2019
87 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
BEND, CITY OF
Phone
541-693-2180
Email
rmingus@bendoregon.gov