PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in New Braunfels, TX tap water
New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at or above the federal limit (3 MCL). Measured value is 674.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample System-wide | 2024 | 3 MCL |
Range System-wide | 3.7 | 3 MCL |
Verbatim from New Braunfels, TX'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 New Braunfels, TX 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 New Braunfels, TX tap water?
Yes — New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at 2024. New Braunfels, TX's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid at or above the federal limit (3 MCL). Measured value is 674.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid is 3 . 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 Burbank, CA, Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, Jersey City, NJ.
+Where does this Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the New Braunfels, TX 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/tx/new-braunfels/2024/source.