PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023
Perfluorohexanoic acid in City of Redding — Redding, Ca, CA tap water
City of Redding — Redding, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 1 ng/L | None set |
Reported level Sample Dates | 3–23 ng/L | 40 ng/L Public health goal |
Range System-wide | 5.7–6.8 ng/L | 40 ng/L Public health goal |
Reported level Sample Dates | 12–2023 ng/L | None set |
Range System-wide | 0–3.1 ng/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 6.2 ng/L | 40 ng/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from City of Redding — Redding, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluorohexanoic acid
Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.
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People also ask
+Is there Perfluorohexanoic acid in City of Redding — Redding, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Redding — Redding, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanoic acid at 6.2 ng/L. City of Redding — Redding, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorohexanoic acid in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Perfluorohexanoic acid is 40 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perfluorohexanoic acid?
Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.
+Where does this Perfluorohexanoic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Redding — Redding, 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/redding-redding-ca/2023/source.