PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid 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
1.035483870967742 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
2.2 NG/L

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

About Perfluoroheptanoic acid

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

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

Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoroheptanoic acid at 1.035483870967742 NG/L. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluoroheptanoic acid?

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoroheptanoic acid 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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