PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) in Salem, OR tap water

Not detected

Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) April - 23
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) Oct - 23
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) Jul - 23
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
North Santiam River
Not detected
Reported level
Aldersgate (entry point to the disribution system) Jan - 23
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well System Nov - 23
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)

Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid, a PFAS-related compound.

Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.

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People also ask

+Is there Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) in Salem, OR tap water?

Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) and found no detectable amount.

+What's the federal limit for Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) is 0.002 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)?

Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid, a PFAS-related compound. Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.

+Where does this Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Salem, OR 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/or/salem/2023/source.

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