PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Ventura, CA tap water

Within the federal limit

Ventura, CA's 2023 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.005 ug/L (NL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Treated Ventura River
0–0.0031 ug/L
Average
Casitas MWD
Not detected ug/L
Average
Treated Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
Treated Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
Casitas MWD
Not detected ug/L
Average
Treated Ventura River
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Ventura, 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.

How Ventura, CA compares

5 of the 146 systems measuring Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Ventura, CA tap water?

Yes — Ventura, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at Not detected ug/L. Ventura, CA's 2023 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 0.005 ug/L (NL).

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

The federal NL for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 0.005 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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.

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

5 of the 146 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Gilbert, AZ, Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, Charleston, SC.

+Where does this Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ventura, 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/ventura/2023/source.

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