INDEPENDENCE WATER SYSTEM
OR · PWS ID OR4100399 · Community water system
103
contaminants tested
10
detected
10,300
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0034 ug/L | 4/4 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 1700 UG/L | 41/44 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Nitrate | 3430 UG/L | 36/36 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 88.8 UG/L | 28/44 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0058 mg/L | 24/24 | LCR | 2023 |
| TTHM | 6.93 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Fluoride | 248 UG/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2018 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 1.4 PCI/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2018 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 2770 UG/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 3.12 UG/L | 1/6 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
93 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABariumBenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 and -228)Combined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene