PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

PFBA in Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Temescal Groundwater Blend
0–7.2 ng/L
Reported level
Elsinore Groundwater Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Temescal Groundwater Blend
5.5 ng/L
Reported level
Auld Valley Pipeline Blend
0–7 ng/L
Reported level
Temescal Valley Pipeline Blend
0–7.2 ng/L
Reported level
Elsinore Groundwater Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Temescal Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Auld Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About PFBA

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.

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People also ask

+Is there PFBA in Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 0–7.2 ng/L. Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is PFBA?

Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.

+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?

This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, 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/elsinore-valley-mwd-lake-elsinore-ca/2022/source.

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