Model score 18/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
4 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFPeA
34.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
28.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
15.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
6.9
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
4.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
4.2
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 4 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on CWS - VISALIA's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR CWS - VISALIA
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
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BEST FOR PFAS & LEAD
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WHY THIS FOR CWS - VISALIA · Chosen for CWS - VISALIA because PFAS was detected at 34 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 4 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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