PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

PFBA in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows PFBA 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
Highest single sample
Source water
3.1 NG/L
Average
Source water
1.0870967741935484 NG/L

Verbatim from Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About PFBA

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.

How Irvine Ranch Water District, CA compares

3 of the 83 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:

People also ask

+Is there PFBA in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water?

Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 1.0870967741935484 NG/L. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is PFBA?

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

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

3 of the 83 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include James City County, VA, James City County, VA, Newport News, VA.

+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?

This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine Ranch Water District, 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/irvine-ranch-water-district/2023/source.

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