PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
1.056521739130435 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
2.7 NG/L

Verbatim from Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

How Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA compares

4 of the 187 systems measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA tap water?

Yes — Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at 1.056521739130435 NG/L. Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+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.

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

4 of the 187 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Poquoson, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, James City County, VA.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, 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/ontario-municipal-utilities-company/2024/source.

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