PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2025
PFBA in Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA tap water
Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2025 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | 2 NG/L | None set |
Average Source water | 0.8808823529411764 NG/L | None set |
Verbatim from Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFBA
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
How Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA compares
5 of the 219 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:
People also ask
+Is there PFBA in Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA tap water?
Yes — Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 0.8808823529411764 NG/L. Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, CA's 2025 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for PFBA in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for PFBA. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is PFBA?
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?
5 of the 219 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Hampton, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, Hampton, VA.
+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2025 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/2025/source.