Tap Water Results

Mililani Water System water quality

Honolulu, HI · serves 50,573 people (11,915 connections) · Groundwater · Local government · EPA ID HI0000367

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

No limits exceeded in the data EPA has, but the record is incomplete: no lead results since 2018.

PFAS
Not detectedNone of 29 PFAS found above EPA's reporting limits in 6 samples (2023–2025).
Lead
Out of dateEPA's national database has no lead results for this system since 2018 (then 0 ppb, 90th percentile). Systems this size normally test every one to three years, so this most likely means newer results were not reported to EPA, not that testing stopped. Ask the utility for its latest results.
Violations
None health-basedNo health-based violations since 2016.
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PFAS (“forever chemicals”)

EPA UCMR 5: 3 entry points tested Mar 2023 to Sep 2023. "Average" is the highest entry-point average (non-detects counted as zero), the way EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits. ppt = parts per trillion. These results do not determine compliance.

ContaminantHighest averageHighest resultLimitStatus
PFOA
Not detected
Limit 4 ppt
––4 pptNot detected
PFOS
Not detected
Limit 4 ppt
––4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
Limit 10 ppt
––10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
Limit 10 ppt
––10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
Limit 10 ppt
––10 pptNot detected
Hazard Index (a combined score for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS, where above 1 is over the limit)
Not detected
Limit 1
––1Not detected
PFBS
Not detected
Guideline 2,000 ppt
––2,000 ppt guidelineNot detected
PFBA
Not detected
Guideline 6,000 ppt
––6,000 ppt guidelineNot detected
PFHxA
Not detected
Guideline 3,000 ppt
––3,000 ppt guidelineNot detected

29 PFAS tested, 0 detected at least once. "Not detected" means below EPA's reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical), not proven zero. PFAS not listed were not detected. The limits for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and the Hazard Index were proposed for rescission in May 2026. That proposal is not final. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.

Lithium

Not detected in 6 samples (reporting limit 9 ppb). About lithium.

Lead and copper

Latest 90th percentile: 0 ppb lead (Jan 2016 – Dec 2018). No results since 2018

This is the newest lead result in EPA's national database. Utilities report lead results to their state, and states pass them to EPA. Gaps like this usually mean the newer results did not reach EPA's database, not that the utility stopped testing. Results this old may not reflect the water today. Ask the utility or your state drinking water program for the latest lead monitoring.

Monitoring periodLead (90th pct.)
Jan 2016 – Dec 20180 ppb
Jan 2013 – Dec 20151 ppb
Jan 2010 – Dec 20120.63 ppb
Earlier results (5)
Jan 2007 – Dec 20091.9 ppb
Jan 2004 – Dec 20061.1 ppb
Jan 2001 – Dec 20030 ppb
Jan 1998 – Dec 20000 ppb
Jul 1992 – Dec 19922.5 ppb

Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.

Violations

0
Health-based since 2016
0
Monitoring/reporting since 2016
0
Health-based unresolved now
14
Total ever recorded, incl. paperwork

Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.

Earlier EPA testing (2013–2020)

ContaminantHighestGuidelineDetectedTested
Manganese2.4 ppb300 ppb2 of 6UCMR 4 (2018)
Vanadium46 ppb21 ppb8 of 8UCMR 3 (2014)
Chlorate46 ppb210 ppb2 of 8UCMR 3 (2014)
Chromium-61.9 ppb–8 of 8UCMR 3 (2014)
Strontium0.061 ppm1.5 ppm8 of 8UCMR 3 (2014)
1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP)0.057 ppb0.0004 ppb1 of 6UCMR 3 (2014)

Where it serves

ZIP codes the system reported serving: 96789, 96843

Questions

Is Mililani Water System water safe to drink?

Mililani Water System has no health-based violations since 2016. EPA testing found no PFAS above the federal limits. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Mililani Water System water have PFAS?

EPA tested Mililani Water System for 29 PFAS between Mar 2023 and Sep 2023 and none were detected above the reporting limits (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical).

What is the lead level in Mililani Water System water?

The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for Mililani Water System is 0 ppb, for the period ending Dec 2018, which is more than five years old. The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.

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Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.