PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2025

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Entry point
14.375796178343949 NG/L
Average
Source water
20.217241379310344 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
43 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
10.200000000000001 ng/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
27 NG/L

Verbatim from Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA compares

5 of the 218 systems measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at 20.217241379310344 NG/L. Burbank-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluoropentanoic acid in drinking water?

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

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoropentanoic acid over the federal limit?

5 of the 218 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Poquoson, VA, Hampton, VA, York County, VA.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Burbank-city, Water Dept., 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/burbank-city-water-dept/2025/source.

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