PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023
PFAS in Porterville, City of — Porterville, Ca, CA tap water
Porterville, City of — Porterville, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows PFAS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | Not detected | 3 Public health goal |
Minimum System-wide | 5 | 6.5 Public health goal |
Maximum System-wide | 3 | 3 Public health goal |
Average System-wide | 4 | None set |
Maximum System-wide | 4 | None set |
Average System-wide | 5 | None set |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected | None set |
Maximum System-wide | 7 | None set |
Average System-wide | 5 | 6.5 Public health goal |
Minimum System-wide | 3 | None set |
Maximum System-wide | 10 | 6.5 Public health goal |
Average System-wide | 3.2 | 3 Public health goal |
Verbatim from Porterville, City of — Porterville, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
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People also ask
+Is there PFAS in Porterville, City of — Porterville, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Porterville, City of — Porterville, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFAS at 5. Porterville, City of — Porterville, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows PFAS detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for PFAS in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for PFAS is 3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Porterville, City of — Porterville, 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/porterville-porterville-ca/2023/source.