PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Santa Clarita, CA tap water
Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | 17 ng/L | 500000000000000000 ng/L NL |
Average Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ng/L | 500000000000000000 ng/L NL |
Minimum Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ng/L | 500000000000000000 ng/L NL |
Maximum Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ng/L | 500000000000000000 ng/L NL |
Minimum Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ng/L | 500000000000000000 ng/L NL |
Average Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ng/L | 500000000000000000 ng/L NL |
Verbatim from Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 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 Santa Clarita, CA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Santa Clarita, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at Not detected ng/L. Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 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 500000000000000000 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Clarita, 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/santa-clarita/2024/source.