PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Minimum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (Surface Water)
Not detected ng/L
Maximum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (Groundwater)
12 ng/L
Average
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Not detected ug/L
Average
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ug/L
Average
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
2.4 ng/L
Maximum
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ug/L
Maximum
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
3.2 ng/L
Maximum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Not detected ug/L
Average
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (Surface Water)
Not detected ng/L
Minimum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (Groundwater)
Not detected ng/L
Average
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (Groundwater)
Not detected ng/L
Minimum
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ng/L
Maximum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (Surface Water)
Not detected ng/L
Minimum
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Not detected ug/L
Minimum
Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

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

Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

How Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA compares

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 2.4 ng/L. Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 0.5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, 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/los-angeles-cwwd-36-val-verde-alhambra-ca/2023/source.

Full report
All Los Angeles Cwwd 36-val Verde — Alhambra, Ca, CA water-quality data →
Every contaminant measured in the 2023 report.
Contaminant pillar
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid across the U.S. →
Every public water system measuring Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, ranked.