PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFBA in Burbank, CA tap water
Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFBA at or above the federal limit (5 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 4.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Source water | 0–20 ng/L | 5 ng/L MCL |
Reported level Burbank Raw Water | 9 ng/L | 5 ng/L MCL |
Reported level Burbank Water | 7.3 ng/L | 5 ng/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–8.5 ng/L | 5 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFBA
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
How Burbank, CA compares
5 of the 137 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:
People also ask
+Is there PFBA in Burbank, CA tap water?
Yes — Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 0–20 ng/L. Burbank, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFBA at or above the federal limit (5 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 4.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for PFBA in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFBA is 5 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFBA?
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?
5 of the 137 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA.
+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Burbank, 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/2024/source.