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Pfpes in drinking water

The EPA sets no numeric limit for Pfpes in drinking water. Of the 9,676 water suppliers tested, 44 had it detected.

0.5%
of suppliers detected it
(44/9,676)

What the EPA limit means

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No federal limit

The EPA has not set an enforceable numeric limit for this contaminant.

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Health goal (MCLG) — the level with no known health effect. It is a goal, not a legal limit, and is often zero for carcinogens.

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UCMR-5

Where these measurements come from. Hover the tag for the EPA programme and years.

Where Pfpes was found

The water suppliers reporting the highest levels, worst first. For lead and copper that is the 90th-percentile result the action level is written against; for Six-Year Review data, the 95th percentile of each system's samples.

SupplierCityStateLevel vs EPA limit
Bayleaf Master Raleigh NC
0.0364 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Quistorff Tacoma WA
0.0200 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Artondale Tacoma WA
0.0194 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Great Bend, City of Great Bend KS
0.0180 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Sioux City Water Supply Sioux City IA
0.0140 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Hildale - Colorado City Hildale UT
0.0130 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) Pensacola FL
0.0110 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Running Springs Water District Running Springs CA
0.0108 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Gwa Northern Water System Tumon GU
0.0099 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Peoria Heights Peoria Heights IL
0.0085 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Purdue Univ. Water Works West Lafayette IN
0.0084 µg/L
No EPA limit set
City of Atwater Atwater CA
0.0082 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Peacock Hill Tacoma WA
0.0081 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Tempe City of Tempe AZ
0.0080 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Big Bear City Csd Big Bear City CA
0.0074 µg/L
No EPA limit set
South Bend Water Works South Bend IN
0.0072 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Elko City of Elko NV
0.0070 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Yeshiva Farm Settlement New Castle NY
0.0070 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Ocala, City of (2 Wtps) Ocala FL
0.0064 µg/L
No EPA limit set
St James Pws St. James MO
0.0063 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Cannon Air Force Base Water System Cannon Afb NM
0.0061 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Atascadero State Hospital Atascadero CA
0.0061 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Commonwealth Utilities Corp (Saipan) Saipan MP
0.0054 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Augusta-Richmond Co Ws Augusta GA
0.0054 µg/L
No EPA limit set
City of Fresno Fresno CA
0.0053 µg/L
No EPA limit set

Frequently asked questions about Pfpes

What is Pfpes in drinking water?

Pfpes is monitored in US public drinking water under EPA rules. Each supplier's result is reported to the EPA and published here with its source and period.

Does the EPA limit Pfpes?

The EPA has not set a numeric Maximum Contaminant Level for Pfpes. It is still measured and reported, so levels can be compared between suppliers.

How common is Pfpes in US tap water?

Of the 9,676 water suppliers with results on file, 44 detected Pfpes — 0.5% of those tested.