PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFOA in Covina-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 PFOA measurement is below the federal limit of 5.1 ng/L (NL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Average Amount | 4 ng/L | 5.1 ng/L NL |
Range System-wide | 0–4.7 ng/L | 5.1 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 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 Covina-city, Water Dept., CA compares
5 of the 79 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 Covina-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFOA at 4 ng/L. Covina-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 PFOA measurement is below the federal limit of 5.1 ng/L (NL).
+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 79 systems on The Water Map measuring PFOA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA, City of Clovis, CA, City of North Miami Beach, FL.
+Where does this PFOA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFOA entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Covina-city, Water Dept., 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/covina-city-water-dept/2024/source.