PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Santa Clarita, CA tap water
Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ug/L | 0.004 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ug/L | 0.004 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ug/L | 0.004 ug/L MCL |
Average Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ug/L | 0.004 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36 | Not detected ug/L | 0.004 ug/L MCL |
Minimum Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | Not detected ug/L | 0.004 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.
How Santa Clarita, CA compares
2 of the 37 systems measuring Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS):
People also ask
+Is there Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in Santa Clarita, CA tap water?
Santa Clarita, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) is 0.004 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)?
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.
+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) over the federal limit?
2 of the 37 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Burbank, CA, Boonsboro Keedysville, MD.
+Where does this Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) 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.