PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorononanoic acid in Riverside, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Riverside, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorononanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected NG/L
Average
Source water
0.9751445086705204 NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
3 NG/L

Verbatim from Riverside, CA's 2024 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 Riverside, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorononanoic acid in Riverside, CA tap water?

Yes — Riverside, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorononanoic acid at 0.9751445086705204 NG/L. Riverside, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorononanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+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.

+Where does this Perfluorononanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorononanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Riverside, 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/2024/source.

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