PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Fluidized Bed Reactors (FBR)
2.5–4.3 ng/L
Reported level
Wells
0–3.6 ng/L
Reported level
Ion Exchange Perchlorate Treatment
0–4 ng/L
Reported level
Baseline Feeder 3
0–4.8 ng/L

Verbatim from San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

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

Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

How San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 0–4.8 ng/L. San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 500 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Has no standalone limit but is part of the EPA PFAS Hazard Index that limits PFAS in combination.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, 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/san-bernardino-valley-wd-san-bernardino-ca/2023/source.

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