PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluorononanoic acid in City of Hialeah, FL tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

City of Hialeah, FL's 2023 Perfluorononanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
South Dade Water Supply System
0–0.9 ng/L
Reported level
Sistema de Suministro de Agua de South Dade
0–0.9 ng/L
Reported level
Redavo
0–0.9 ng/L
Reported level
Sistema Principal
0–5 ng/L
Reported level
Main System
0–5 ng/L
Reported level
Redavo
0–0.9 ng/L

Verbatim from City of Hialeah, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluorononanoic acid

Perfluorononanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'

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

How City of Hialeah, FL compares

1 of the 68 systems measuring Perfluorononanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorononanoic acid:

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorononanoic acid in City of Hialeah, FL tap water?

Yes — City of Hialeah, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorononanoic acid at 0–5 ng/L. City of Hialeah, FL's 2023 Perfluorononanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Perfluorononanoic acid is 10 ng/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluorononanoic acid?

Perfluorononanoic 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 Perfluorononanoic acid over the federal limit?

1 of the 68 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorononanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA.

+Where does this Perfluorononanoic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorononanoic acid entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Hialeah, FL 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/fl/hialeah/2023/source.

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