PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluoropentanoic acid in Santa Clarita, CA tap water
Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.003 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Average Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | 0.023 ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluoropentanoic acid
Perfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.
How Santa Clarita, CA compares
5 of the 123 systems measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanoic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Santa Clarita, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at Not detected ug/L. Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.003 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Perfluoropentanoic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluoropentanoic acid is 0.003 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoropentanoic acid over the federal limit?
5 of the 123 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, Tampa, FL.
+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic 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.