Tap water in Tempe, AZ — ZIP 85281
2 public water systems serving about 406,361 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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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 85281
Scottsdale City Of
PWSID AZ0407098 · serves 241,361 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 4 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.2 ppt
Tempe City Of
PWSID AZ0407100 · serves 165,000 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 70.5 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology