PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorohexanoic acid in Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
1.4715555555555557 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
16 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected NG/L

Verbatim from Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

How Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA compares

5 of the 229 systems measuring Perfluorohexanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanoic acid in Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA tap water?

Yes — Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanoic acid at 1.4715555555555557 NG/L. Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanoic acid?

Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

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

5 of the 229 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Boonsboro Keedysville, MD, City of Poquoson, VA, Hampton, VA.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal-water Service Co.-chico, 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/cal-water-service-co-chico/2023/source.

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