PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorohexanoic acid in Tampa, FL tap water
Tampa, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid at or above the federal limit (0.003 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.0051–0.006 ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 0.0056 ug/L | 0.003 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Tampa, FL'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 Tampa, FL compares
5 of the 134 systems measuring Perfluorohexanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanoic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Perfluorohexanoic acid in Tampa, FL tap water?
Yes — Tampa, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanoic acid at 0.0056 ug/L. Tampa, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanoic acid at or above the federal limit (0.003 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorohexanoic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluorohexanoic acid is 0.003 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perfluorohexanoic acid?
Perfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent and widely detected.
+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluorohexanoic acid over the federal limit?
5 of the 134 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, Pomona, CA.
+Where does this Perfluorohexanoic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Tampa, 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/tampa/2024/source.