PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoropentanoic 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 Perfluoropentanoic acid and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

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

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic 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 Perfluoropentanoic acid and found no detectable amount.

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

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

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic 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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