PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
3.6 ng/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
0–10.7 ng/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
0–11 ng/L

Verbatim from Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 0–11 ng/L. Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, Ca, CA's 2023 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 EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sweetwater Authority — Chula Vista, 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/sweetwater-authority-chula-vista-ca/2023/source.

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