PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid 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 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Temescal Valley Pipeline Blend
0–3 ng/L
Reported level
Auld Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Elsinore Groundwater Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Auld Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Temescal Groundwater Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Elsinore Groundwater Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Temescal Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Temescal Groundwater Blend
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, 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 Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 0–3 ng/L. Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, 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 500 ng/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 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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