PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water

Not detected

Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Jameson Lake
Not detected ug/L
Range
Jameson Lake
Not detected ug/L
Average
Cachuma Lake
Not detected ug/L
Average
Ground Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
Cachuma Lake
Not detected ug/L
Range
Ground Water
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, 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 Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, 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 Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA tap water?

Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid and found no detectable amount.

+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Montecito Water Dist — Santa Barbara, 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/montecito-water-dist-santa-barbara-ca/2023/source.

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