On January 9th, 2014, approximately 7000 gallons of a mixture composed of (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol (MCHM) and propylene glycol phenyl ether (PPH) seeped from a storage tank into the Elk River in southern West Virginia. Eventually, the MCHM and PPH made their way into the water supply prompting Governor Tomblin and President Obama to issue a state of emergency for the affected counties. Using the micro-extraction EPA Method 3511 combined with gas chromatography - scanning quadrupole mass spectrometry, we developed a trace (MDL < 1.0 µg/L) analytical method with a fast sample prep method using 2 mL of solvent per sample.