PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Groundwater
1.7 ng/L
Average
Groundwater
1.7 ng/L
Average
MWD's Surface Water
Not detected ng/L
Range
MWD's Surface Water
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

How Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 284 systems measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 1.7 ng/L. Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — Huntington Park, Ca, CA's 2022 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

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

5 of the 284 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Greensboro, NC, Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA, Abilene, TX.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Maywood Mutual Water Co. #1 — 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/maywood-mutual-water-co-1-huntington-park-ca/2022/source.

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