PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in Fishers, IN tap water
Fishers, IN's 2024 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 2000 (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–2.9 | 2000 Public health goal |
Maximum Maximum of All Samples | 2.9 | 2000 Public health goal |
Average System-wide | 0.73 | 2000 Public health goal |
Verbatim from Fishers, IN's 2024 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 Fishers, IN 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 Fishers, IN tap water?
Yes — Fishers, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid at 0.73. Fishers, IN's 2024 Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 2000 (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is 2000 . 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fishers, IN 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/in/fishers/2024/source.