PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFAS in Anchorage, AK tap water
Anchorage, AK's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFAS and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 1 ng/L MCL |
Maximum System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 1 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Anchorage, AK's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Anchorage, AK compares
5 of the 24 systems measuring PFAS on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFAS:
People also ask
+Is there PFAS in Anchorage, AK tap water?
Anchorage, AK's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFAS and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for PFAS in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFAS is 1 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFAS over the federal limit?
5 of the 24 systems on The Water Map measuring PFAS report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, City of Hialeah, FL, City of Homestead, FL.
+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Anchorage, AK water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ak/anchorage/2024/source.