PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFOS in Naf El Centro, CA tap water
Naf El Centro, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFOS and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum Helix Plant | Not detected ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Maximum Purchased Water | Not detected ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Average Helix Plant | Not detected ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Average Purchased Water | Not detected ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Maximum Helix Plant | Not detected ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Minimum Purchased Water | Not detected ng/L | 6.5 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from Naf El Centro, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFOS
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in firefighting foam and coatings.
Linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
How Naf El Centro, CA compares
5 of the 82 systems measuring PFOS on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFOS:
People also ask
+Is there PFOS in Naf El Centro, CA tap water?
Naf El Centro, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for PFOS and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for PFOS in drinking water?
The federal NL for PFOS is 6.5 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is PFOS?
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in firefighting foam and coatings. Linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFOS over the federal limit?
5 of the 82 systems on The Water Map measuring PFOS report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Clovis, CA, City of North Miami Beach, FL, Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA.
+Where does this PFOS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFOS entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Naf El Centro, 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/naf-el-centro/2024/source.