PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorohexanoic acid in West Covina, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

West Covina, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
4.65 ng/L
Range
System-wide
3.2–5.7 ng/L

Verbatim from West Covina, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorohexanoic acid

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

Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

How West Covina, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanoic acid in West Covina, CA tap water?

Yes — West Covina, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanoic acid at 4.65 ng/L. West Covina, CA's 2024 report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Perfluorohexanoic acid?

Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the West Covina, 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/west-covina/2024/source.

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