PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2024
PFBA in Green Bay, WI tap water
Green Bay, WI's 2024 PFBA measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Of Values Tested | 1.7–1.9 ng/L | 10 ng/L Action level |
Reported level System-wide | 1.8 ng/L | 10 ng/L Action level |
Verbatim from Green Bay, WI's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About PFBA
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.'
Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
How Green Bay, WI compares
5 of the 137 systems measuring PFBA on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFBA:
People also ask
+Is there PFBA in Green Bay, WI tap water?
Yes — Green Bay, WI's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFBA at 1.7–1.9 ng/L. Green Bay, WI's 2024 PFBA measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ng/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for PFBA in drinking water?
The federal Action level for PFBA 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 PFBA?
Perfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' Monitored under EPA rules; persistent in the environment and the human body.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFBA over the federal limit?
5 of the 137 systems on The Water Map measuring PFBA report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include New Braunfels, TX, Burbank, CA, City of Hampton, VA.
+Where does this PFBA measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFBA entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Green Bay, WI 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/wi/green-bay/2024/source.