PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
1.2 ug/L
Range
Rhwc
0–12 ug/L

Verbatim from Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at 0–12 ug/L. Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Perfluoropentanoic acid is 6.5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, 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/riverside-highland-water-company-grand-terrace-ca/2023/source.

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