PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023

N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) in Chesapeake, VA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Chesapeake, VA's 2023 report shows N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Western Branch System (WB EP001) Dates of Sampling
2023
Average
Western Branch System
Not detected ng/L
Reported level
Northwest River System (NWR EP001) Sampling Event
2023
Average
Northwest River System
Not detected ng/L

Verbatim from Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)

N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid, a PFAS-related compound.

Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.

How Chesapeake, VA compares

1 of the 29 systems measuring N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA):

People also ask

+Is there N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) in Chesapeake, VA tap water?

Yes — Chesapeake, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) at Not detected ng/L. Chesapeake, VA's 2023 report shows N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA). Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)?

N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid, a PFAS-related compound. Monitored under EPA rules as part of broad PFAS surveillance.

+Which other U.S. cities have N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) over the federal limit?

1 of the 29 systems on The Water Map measuring N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Boonsboro Keedysville, MD.

+Where does this N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) measurement come from?

This page reproduces the N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chesapeake, VA 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/va/chesapeake/2023/source.

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Every public water system measuring N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA), ranked.