PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Reno, NV tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.5× the limit

Reno, NV's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at or above the federal limit (10 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Maximum
Value Detected
15 ng/L
Minimum
System-wide
Not detected ng/L
Maximum
System-wide
15 ng/L

Verbatim from Reno, NV'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.

People also ask

+Is there Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in Reno, NV tap water?

Yes — Reno, NV's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 15 ng/L. Reno, NV's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at or above the federal limit (10 ng/L MCL). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Perfluorohexanesulfonic 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 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid?

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.

+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Reno, NV 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/nv/reno/2024/source.

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