PFAS test results
Highest average at any one sampling point, from EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023–2023), against the levels EPA set in 2024. ND = not detected above EPA's reporting level. EPA's comparison rounds like this: an average of 4.05 ppt or more counts as above the 4 ppt PFOA/PFOS limit, and 15 ppt or more counts as above the 10 ppt level for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX.
Hazard index (PFHxS, PFNA, GenX, PFBS mix): 0.00 (limit 1, EPA comparison threshold 1.5).
Read this as a screening result, not a compliance finding. UCMR 5 samples are occurrence data. Legal compliance is judged on a running annual average from the utility's own monitoring, reported to the state. PFOA and PFOS at 4 ppt are in force; EPA has proposed to rescind the PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and hazard-index levels.
Violations and lead
No health-based violations began since 2021-10-26 in the EPA file for this system.
No lead 90th-percentile result from 2021 or later is in the EPA file (latest on file ends 2005-12-31), so none is shown.
Common questions
Is the tap water in Newton CO. Water-Sewerage Auth safe to drink?
No PFAS were detected at Newton CO. Water-Sewerage Auth above EPA's reporting levels in the 2023–2025 survey. No health-based violations recorded since 2021-10-26. No recent lead 90th-percentile result in the EPA file. This is a summary of public EPA data, not a guarantee about the water at your tap.
Does Newton CO. Water-Sewerage Auth have PFAS in its water?
EPA's 2023–2025 testing did not detect any of the 29 PFAS compounds above reporting levels (reporting levels run from 2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not medical or legal advice. Results describe the utility's system, not your tap. Compare with your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.