PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2025

Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 report shows Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected NG/L
Average
Source water
1.1914285714285715 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
2.8 NG/L

Verbatim from Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)

Perfluorodecanoic acid, a longer-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

How Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) at 1.1914285714285715 NG/L. Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 report shows Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA). Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)?

Perfluorodecanoic acid, a longer-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and bioaccumulative.

+Where does this Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Glendale-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/glendale-city-water-dept/2025/source.

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