PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2021
PFOA in Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water
Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFOA at or above the federal limit (5.1 ng/L NL). Measured value is 2.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Groundwater | 10 ng/L | 5.1 ng/L NL |
Average West Basin MWD | Not detected ng/L | 5.1 ng/L NL |
Range Groundwater | 0–17 ng/L | 5.1 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFOA
Perfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products.
Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
How Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 331 systems measuring PFOA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFOA:
People also ask
+Is there PFOA in Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFOA at 10 ng/L. Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFOA at or above the federal limit (5.1 ng/L NL). Measured value is 2.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for PFOA in drinking water?
The federal NL for PFOA is 5.1 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFOA?
Perfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFOA over the federal limit?
5 of the 331 systems on The Water Map measuring PFOA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA, Greensboro, NC, Abilene, TX.
+Where does this PFOA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFOA entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Commerce-city, Water Dept. — 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/commerce-city-water-dept-san-jose-ca/2021/source.