PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Jersey City, NJ tap water
Jersey City, NJ's 2024 Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 2 ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 1.1 ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected ng/L | 10 ng/L MCL |
Verbatim from Jersey City, NJ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Perfluoroheptanoic acid
Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.
How Jersey City, NJ compares
3 of the 59 systems measuring Perfluoroheptanoic acid on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Perfluoroheptanoic acid:
People also ask
+Is there Perfluoroheptanoic acid in Jersey City, NJ tap water?
Yes — Jersey City, NJ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluoroheptanoic acid at 1.1 ng/L. Jersey City, NJ's 2024 Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Perfluoroheptanoic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluoroheptanoic 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 Perfluoroheptanoic acid?
Perfluoroheptanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment.
+Which other U.S. cities have Perfluoroheptanoic acid over the federal limit?
3 of the 59 systems on The Water Map measuring Perfluoroheptanoic acid report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Burbank, CA, Boonsboro Keedysville, MD, Pomona, CA.
+Where does this Perfluoroheptanoic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluoroheptanoic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Jersey City, NJ 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/nj/jersey-city/2024/source.