PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2021

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

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Perfluorononanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater
2.66 ng/L
Average
System-wide
2.66
Range
Groundwater
2.2–3.2 ng/L
Range
Variedad
2.2–3.2

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

About Perfluorononanoic acid

Perfluorononanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

How Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 108 systems measuring Perfluorononanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorononanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorononanoic 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 Perfluorononanoic acid at 2.66 ng/L. Orchard Dale Water District — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Perfluorononanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Perfluorononanoic acid?

Perfluorononanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

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

5 of the 108 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorononanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Fayetteville, NC, Backbone Mountain Boys Camp, MD, Campus Hills, MD.

+Where does this Perfluorononanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorononanoic 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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