PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2021

Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Groundwater
0–3.5 ng/L
Average
System-wide
1.56
Range
Variedad
0–3.5
Average
Groundwater
1.56 ng/L

Verbatim from Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoroheptanoic acid

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoroheptanoic acid at 1.56. Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Perfluoroheptanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluoroheptanoic acid?

Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoroheptanoic acid entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, 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/orchard-dale-water-district-whittier-ca/2021/source.

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