PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Bakersfield, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Bakersfield, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
2.4 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected NG/L
Average
Source water
1.056521739130435 NG/L

Verbatim from Bakersfield, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Bakersfield, CA compares

1 of the 153 systems measuring Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS):

People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Bakersfield, CA tap water?

Yes — Bakersfield, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) at 1.056521739130435 NG/L. Bakersfield, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS). Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)?

Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) over the federal limit?

1 of the 153 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Boonsboro Keedysville, MD.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bakersfield, 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/bakersfield/2024/source.

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Every contaminant measured in the 2024 report.
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