PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

PFBA in San Diego, City of, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

San Diego, City of, CA's 2023 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Entry point
3.15 NG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
3.8 NG/L
Average
Source water
15.2355 NG/L
Highest single sample
Other
Not detected NG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
16.471 NG/L

Verbatim from San Diego, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About PFBA

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.

How San Diego, City of, CA compares

5 of the 219 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:

People also ask

+Is there PFBA in San Diego, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — San Diego, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 15.2355 NG/L. San Diego, City of, CA's 2023 report shows PFBA detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for PFBA. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is PFBA?

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

+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?

5 of the 219 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Hampton, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, Hampton, VA.

+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?

This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Diego, City of, 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-diego/2023/source.

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