PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2025

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
12.200000000000001 ng/L

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

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA compares

5 of the 218 systems measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at 12.200000000000001 ng/L. Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2025 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

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

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

5 of the 218 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Poquoson, VA, Hampton, VA, York County, VA.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid 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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