Tap water in Austin, TX — ZIP 78738
2 public water systems serving about 80,829 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 78738
Travis County Wcid 17
PWSID TX2270027 · serves 45,165 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.2 ppt
West Travis County Public Utility Agency
PWSID TX2270235 · serves 35,664 ·
surface water
1 health-based / 4 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 6.5 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology