FREDERICK WATER
VA · PWS ID VA2069250 · Community water system
105
contaminants tested
18
detected
46,206
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0069 ug/L | 5/8 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromodichloromethane | 13 UG/L | 184/184 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 54 UG/L | 184/184 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.2 UG/L | 183/184 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 23 UG/L | 168/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 71 UG/L | 168/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 40 UG/L | 168/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 17 UG/L | 168/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 2.5 UG/L | 57/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 300 UG/L | 54/76 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 3000 UG/L | 32/32 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 68 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1150 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0157 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2025 |
| Lead | 27 UG/L | 7/76 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.4 UG/L | 6/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 2.9 PCI/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2013–2014 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.6000 PCI/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2013–2014 |
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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene