PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022
PFOA in Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, CA tap water
Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows PFOA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–0.0051 | None set |
Average System-wide | 0.001 | None set |
Verbatim from Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, 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 Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 331 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 Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFOA at 0.001. Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows PFOA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for PFOA in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for PFOA. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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 331 systems on The Water Map measuring PFOA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA, Greensboro, NC, Abilene, TX.
+Where does this PFOA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFOA entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Huntington Park-city, Water Dept. — Huntington Park, 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/huntington-park-city-water-dept-huntington-park-ca/2022/source.