PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoropentanoic acid in Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
MWD Surface Water
Not detected ng/L
Range
MWD Surface Water
Not detected ng/L
Average
Sfswua Groundwater
3.9 ng/L
Average
MWD Surface Water
Not detected ng/L
Average
MWD Surface Water
Not detected ng/L
Range
Sfswua Groundwater
0–4.9 ng/L
Range
Sfswua Groundwater
3.9 ng/L
Average
Sfswua Groundwater
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoropentanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoropentanoic acid in Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoropentanoic acid at 3.9 ng/L. Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluoropentanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluoropentanoic acid?

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

+Where does this Perfluoropentanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoropentanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, 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/santa-fe-springs-city-water-dept-santa-fe-springs-ca/2023/source.

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