For privately owned water systems and industrial sites
Know where your water stands on PFAS. Then get it fixed.
The free PFAS Planner shows EPA’s test results for more than 66,000 water systems against the 4.0 ppt limits for PFOA and PFOS. When you need treatment, BlueBoll runs the bidding with licensed engineers and qualified contractors and ties every payment to verified work.
Look up a system
The rule
What the federal rule requires
Reviewed 26 October 2026: no final rule on the May 2026 proposals yet, and the 2024 rule is being challenged in court. See EPA’s PFAS rule page for changes. Not legal advice.
April 2027
Finish initial monitoring
Community and non-transient water systems must complete initial PFAS sampling. Results from earlier sampling, including UCMR 5, may count.
April 2029
Meet the limits
4.0 ppt each for PFOA and PFOS, as a running annual average. EPA proposed in May 2026 to let systems apply to extend this to April 2031.
Until a final rule
Other PFAS
The 2024 rule also limits PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and a mixture Hazard Index. EPA proposed rescinding those limits; they apply until it finalizes that.
The process
How BlueBoll works
Check
Look up your system’s federal results in the Planner. No results yet? Request sampling.
Scope
Each scope is prepared for review by a licensed professional engineer, then BlueBoll turns it into a request for bids with standard line items.
Compare
Qualified contractors bid on the same scope, so you compare price, schedule and performance guarantees like for like.
Build
Payments follow milestones: equipment delivered, installed, passing its performance test. The planned schedule is set out below.
Payments
Payment follows verified work
Payments follow milestones. The table sets out the planned schedule as shares of an example contract.
Who holds the money
Payments will be held by a licensed escrow agent, never by BlueBoll (partner onboarding under way).
| Milestone | Share | Example amount | Total so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mobilization | 10% | $100,000 | 10% |
| 2Equipment | 30% | $300,000 | 40% |
| 3Install | 30% | $300,000 | 70% |
| 4Performance testing | 20% | $200,000 | 90% |
| 5Closeout | 10% | $100,000 | 100% |
| Total | 100% | $1,000,000 |
Questions
Common questions
Still have a question? Ask about your water system, the rule or how BlueBoll works. Ask a question, or email admin@blueboll.com.
Is BlueBoll a government agency?
No. Blue Boll LLC is a private company. The PFAS Planner shows EPA’s public test results, and when you need treatment, BlueBoll runs the bidding with licensed engineers and qualified contractors.
What is UCMR 5?
EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) sampled every community and non-transient water system serving more than 3,300 people, and about 800 smaller ones, for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025.
What are the limits, and when do they apply?
4.0 ppt each for PFOA and PFOS, as a running annual average, by April 2029. EPA proposed in May 2026 to let systems apply to extend this to April 2031.
The 2024 rule also limits PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and a mixture Hazard Index. EPA proposed rescinding those limits; they apply until it finalizes that.
My system shows “Above 4.0 ppt”. Is it breaking the rule?
Not necessarily. The Planner shows a screening result, not a compliance finding. The rule judges a running annual average at each entry point, from the system’s own compliance monitoring, and some systems have added treatment since they were sampled.
My system has no federal results. What now?
Community and non-transient systems must finish initial PFAS monitoring by April 2027, and results from earlier sampling may count. Your state may also hold results. Request PFAS sampling.
Who prepares the treatment scope?
Each scope is prepared for review by a licensed professional engineer, then BlueBoll turns it into a request for bids with standard line items. Qualified contractors bid on the same scope, so you compare price, schedule and performance guarantees like for like.
Who holds the money during a project?
Payments follow milestones: equipment delivered, installed, passing its performance test. Payments will be held by a licensed escrow agent, never by BlueBoll (partner onboarding under way).
What does the Planner cost, and where does its data come from?
The Planner is free. It is rebuilt every month from EPA’s public UCMR 5 and SDWIS records, and it shows no individual’s contact details.
For vendors
Engineers and contractors
BlueBoll brings you scoped PFAS treatment projects at privately owned water systems and industrial sites, with defined milestones and payment terms. Tell us what you design, supply or build.