PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, Ca, CA's 2023 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Valley of the Moon Water District
0.0005 ug/L
Range
Valley of the Moon Water District
0–0.0032 ug/L

Verbatim from Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, 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 Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 0–0.0032 ug/L. Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, Ca, CA's 2023 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Valley of the Moon Water District — El Verano, 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/valley-of-the-moon-water-district-el-verano-ca/2023/source.

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