# California — PFOA — PFAS drinking water concentration limits by US state — MCLs, notification levels, action levels, and health advisories for PFOA, PFOS, and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

For California, state–chemical pair is California — PFOA; pfas compound is PFOA; concentration limit (ppt) is 4; regulation type is notification level; stricter than federal mcl is no, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State–chemical pair:** California — PFOA
- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **PFAS compound:** PFOA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Concentration limit (ppt):** 4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation type:** notification level
- **Stricter than federal MCL:** no _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Regulatory citation:** California Health & Safety Code § 116378

## What the source says

> Concentration level 4 ppt (stated by the California Water Boards as 4 ng/L) Chemical(s) and type of regulation PFOA (Notification)

## Source

- https://www.bclplaw.com/en-US/events-insights-news/pfas-drinking-water-standards-state-by-state-regulations.html

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
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