PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Town of Garner, NC tap water
Town of Garner, NC's 2024 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level 8/1/2024 DEBWTP Finished | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 5/9/2024 EMJWTP Raw | 0.874 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 2/29/2024 DEBWTP Raw | 1.52 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 5/9/2024 EMJWTP Finished | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 8/1/2024 EMJWTP Finished | 0.903 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 2/29/2024 DEBWTP Finished | 1.4 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 11/7/2024 DEBWTP Raw | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 8/1/2024 DEBWTP Raw | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 11/7/2024 EMJWTP Raw | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 5/9/2024 DEBWTP Raw | 1.08 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 8/1/2024 EMJWTP Raw | 0.952 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 2/29/2024 EMJWTP Raw | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 11/7/2024 DEBWTP Finished | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Reported level 2/29/2024 EMJWTP Finished | 1.14 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 5/9/2024 DEBWTP Finished | 0.981 | 10 MCL |
Reported level 11/7/2024 EMJWTP Finished | Not detected | 10 MCL |
Verbatim from Town of Garner, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
How Town of Garner, NC compares
5 of the 128 systems measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Town of Garner, NC tap water?
Yes — Town of Garner, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 1.52. Town of Garner, NC's 2024 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid is 10 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?
Perfluorohexanesulfonic 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 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid over the federal limit?
5 of the 128 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA.
+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Town of Garner, NC 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/nc/garner/2024/source.