PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, Ca, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 4.7× the limit

Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at or above the federal limit (3 ng/L NL). Measured value is 4.7× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
7 ng/L
Range
System-wide
0–47 ng/L

Verbatim from Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, 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 Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 0–47 ng/L. Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at or above the federal limit (3 ng/L NL). Measured value is 4.7× the threshold.

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

The federal NL for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid is 3 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Montara Water and Sanitary District — Montara, 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/montara-water-and-sanitary-district-montara-ca/2023/source.

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