PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–2.2 ug/L
Average
System-wide
0.55 ug/L

Verbatim from California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

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

Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 0.55 ug/L. California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Water Service Co-lake Hughes — San Jose, 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/california-water-service-co-lake-hughes-san-jose-ca/2022/source.

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