PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023
PFAS in City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA tap water
City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows PFAS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–12 ng/L | 3 ng/L NL |
Average "Groundwater Average" | 0.8 ng/L | 3 ng/L NL |
Average Lenain | Not detected ng/L | 3 ng/L NL |
Average MWD | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Range System-wide | 0–2.9 ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Average Lenain | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Average MWD | Not detected ng/L | 3 ng/L NL |
Average "Groundwater Average" | Not detected ng/L | 500 ng/L NL |
Range System-wide | 0–2.7 ng/L | None set |
Average "Groundwater Average" | Not detected ng/L | None set |
Average MWD | Not detected ng/L | None set |
Average Lenain | Not detected ng/L | None set |
Verbatim from City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
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People also ask
+Is there PFAS in City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFAS at 0.8 ng/L. City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows PFAS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for PFAS in drinking water?
The federal NL for PFAS is 3 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Anaheim — Anaheim, Ca, CA 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/ca/anaheim-anaheim-ca/2023/source.