PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2025

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in City of Fullerton, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

City of Fullerton, CA's 2025 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
5.2 ng/L

Verbatim from City of Fullerton, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

How City of Fullerton, CA compares

5 of the 116 systems measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in City of Fullerton, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Fullerton, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 5.2 ng/L. City of Fullerton, CA's 2025 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid is 10 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid over the federal limit?

5 of the 116 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Burbank, CA, Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, Chico, CA.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Fullerton, 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/fullerton/2025/source.

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