PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2022

Perfluorononanoic acid in Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2022 Perfluorononanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–3.1 ng/L
Average
System-wide
1.3 ng/L

Verbatim from Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2022 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 Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, 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 Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorononanoic acid at 1.3 ng/L. Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, Ca, CA's 2022 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 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pico Rivera - City, Water Dept. — Pico Rivera, 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/pico-rivera-city-water-dept-pico-rivera-ca/2022/source.

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