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PFAS in CTWC - Shoreline Region-Guilford System drinking water

EPA UCMR 5 results for public water system CT0608011 serving Clinton, Guilford, Madison and others (Connecticut). 7 of 29 PFAS detected.

PFOA (highest result)
6 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFOS (highest result)
12 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFAS detected
7 of 29 tested
Water system
CTWC - SHORELINE REGION-GUILFORD SYSTEM (PWSID CT0608011)
System size
Large (serves more than 10,000 people)
Samples
24 sample event(s) at 10 sampling point(s), 2024-03-21 to 2025-09-22
Areas served (SDWIS)
Clinton; Guilford; Madison; Old Saybrook; Westbrook
Counties
New Haven
ZIP codes (UCMR 5)
06413, 06437, 06443, 06475, 06498
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.

Lead service lines

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All PFAS detected

PFASHighest result (ppt)Samples with detectionEPA limit (2024 rule)
PFBA (perfluorobutanoic acid)123 of 22—
PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)126 of 224.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)68 of 224.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
PFBS (perfluorobutane sulfonic acid)53 of 22Hazard Index component (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)
PFHxA (perfluorohexanoic acid)42 of 22—
PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)41 of 2210 ppt (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)
PFPeA (perfluoropentanoic acid)43 of 22—

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.