PFAS removal
Forever chemicals out of your drinking water before the 2029 EPA deadline.
How it works.
PFOA and PFOS are now federally regulated at 4.0 parts per trillion under the EPA's 2024 Drinking Water Rule, with system compliance required by 2029. Klamath Falls' Balsam well already exceeds the new MCL. We size point-of-use RO or whole-house GAC to the specific PFAS profile on your CCR or well test.
In April 2024 the EPA finalized its first enforceable national drinking-water limits on six PFAS compounds. The new MCLs include 4.0 parts per trillion for both PFOA and PFOS, with initial monitoring due by 2027 and full compliance by 2029. PFAS — perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are "forever chemicals" used for decades in firefighting foam, textile waterproofing, food packaging, and industrial coatings. The carbon-fluorine bond is one of the strongest in organic chemistry, which is why they don't break down in soil, water, or human tissue.
Three household-level technologies meaningfully reduce PFAS: reverse osmosis at a single tap (95-99% rejection of PFOA, PFOS, and most short-chain PFAS), granular activated carbon at the whole house (effective for long-chain PFOA/PFOS but breakthrough is faster for short-chain compounds), and anion-exchange resin (used at utility scale; rare in residential). Pitcher and faucet filters certified to NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 for PFOA/PFOS reduction also work, with the limit that they only treat the volume that passes through the cartridge.
We pull your utility's CCR for any PFAS detection above the new MCL, run a PFAS lab panel for your well if you're not on a city system, and size the right combination — usually a point-of-use RO at the kitchen as the highest-value first step, with whole-house GAC if multiple taps need treatment.
Symptoms we see most often
- PFOA or PFOS detected on your utility's CCR
- Klamath Falls customer served by Balsam Well
- Well within a mile of a former military base or airfield
- Well downstream of an industrial coating or fire-training site
Every pfas removal job
- CCR review and PFAS lab panel where indicated
- NSF/ANSI 58 RO at the kitchen for fastest reduction
- Whole-house GAC where multiple taps need coverage
- Cartridge service before breakthrough, not on the calendar
Special considerations by city
Every city in our service area has its own water chemistry, source, and history. Pick your city for the specific numbers, regulations, and recommendations that shape how pfas removal should be configured at your address.
Eight cities served across the Rogue and Klamath basins. Tap a row to expand.
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls is the only city in our service area with a documented PFAS exceedance of the new EPA MCL. The 2024 CCR reports PFOS at 4.7-9.5 parts per trillion at the Balsam well — above the 4.0 ppt MCL finalized by the EPA in April 2024 (Klamath Falls 2024 CCR; EPA PFAS Final Rule).
The city has time on the regulatory calendar — initial monitoring by 2027, full compliance by 2029 — and operational options to blend Balsam with lower-PFAS wells, take Balsam offline, or install treatment at the well head. None of those help your kitchen tap today. A point-of-use RO at the kitchen rejects 95-99% of PFOS and also handles arsenic (2.59-7.71 ppb across the city's 11 wells), naturally occurring fluoride, nitrate, and chromium-6 in a single under-sink unit (EWG — Klamath Falls).
Three visits. Done right.
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Free on-site test
We test your tap or well for the contaminants that actually apply to your city and geology — not a generic 14-panel sticker.
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Right-sized install
Flow rates, household size, and symptom priorities decide the system. Sourced from certified NSF manufacturers — never a one-size pitch.
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Annual checkup
We come back once a year to swap media, retest the water, and catch anything small before it grows.