PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2020

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA's 2020 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
3–4 ng/L
Average
System-wide
3 ng/L

Verbatim from Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

How Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 284 systems measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 3 ng/L. Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, Ca, CA's 2020 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

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

5 of the 284 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Greensboro, NC, Riverside Highland Water Company — Grand Terrace, Ca, CA, Abilene, TX.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Suburban Water Systems-la Mirada — Covina, 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/suburban-water-systems-la-mirada-covina-ca/2020/source.

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