PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

PFOA in Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA tap water

Within the federal limit

Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA's 2022 PFOA measurement is below the federal limit of 5.1 ng/L (NL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–5 ng/L
Average
System-wide
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products.

Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.

How Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA compares

5 of the 47 CA systems measuring PFOA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting PFOA:

People also ask

+Is there PFOA in Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA tap water?

Yes — Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFOA at Not detected ng/L. Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, CA's 2022 PFOA measurement is below the federal limit of 5.1 ng/L (NL).

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

The federal NL for PFOA is 5.1 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is PFOA?

Perfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.

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

5 of the 47 CA systems on The Water Map measuring PFOA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lake Arrowhead Csd — Lake Arrowhead, Ca, CA, Glendale, CA, City of Bell Gardens — Downey, Ca, CA.

+Where does this PFOA measurement come from?

This page reproduces the PFOA entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Golden State Wc - Placentia/yorba Linda, 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/golden-state-wc-placentia-yorba-linda/2022/source.

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