PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFAS in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water
Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFAS at or above the federal limit (1 MCL). Measured value is 2.6× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level National City Well 4 | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct) | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level National City Well 4 | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level National City Well 2 | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level Treated¹ Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water | 0.23 | 1 MCL |
Reported level SD Formation Wells 1 - 11 | 0–2.6 | 1 MCL |
Reported level SD Formation Wells 1 - 11 | 0.5 | 1 MCL |
Reported level National City Well 3 | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level National City Well 3 | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level National City Well 2 | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Reported level Treated¹ Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water | 0–0.68 | 1 MCL |
Reported level Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct) | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Verbatim from Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA compares
4 of the 24 systems measuring PFAS on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFAS:
People also ask
+Is there PFAS in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water?
Yes — Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFAS at 0–2.6. Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFAS at or above the federal limit (1 MCL). Measured value is 2.6× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for PFAS in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFAS is 1 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFAS over the federal limit?
4 of the 24 systems on The Water Map measuring PFAS report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Hialeah, FL, City of Homestead, FL, City of North Miami Beach, FL.
+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chula Vista Sweetwater, 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/chula-vista-sweetwater/2024/source.