PFAS Exceeds Recommended Allowance

[CCoburn]

PFAS Exceeds Recommended Allowance


Got a letter from the utility district today stating that the PFAS(forever chemicals) tested at 23.3 parts per trillion which exceeds the 20 PPT maximum recommended allowance.

Coincidently, I just posted in my "Funky Flakes" thread (it was gross) about flaky residue forming at the bottom of tap water-based drinks and/or drinks containing ice made with tap water, and it didn't seem to make any difference using a Pur filtration system. The two probably aren't related (but could be), but it's just another negative concerning the municipal water supply.

I haven't trusted the municipal water for a while, and now this. I use purified for most everything now. I use it for cooking, drinks, and ice. Even started giving the cats purified water recently. Still bathe using the city water though.

I caught my friend using the purified tap water during Thanksgiving Day prep, but even that isn't going to fly anymore. I need to tell them. No more tap water for consumption (filtered or otherwise), period.

[sahgwa]

Are you in an older/more populated state?
If I believe my city announcement they said 'we have detected no PFAS in our source or treated waters during a voluntary 2020 sampling programme'
I am in a Western state

I am surprised that your Pur wouldnt filter whatever flakes you are talking about.

[CCoburn]

Are you in an older/more populated state?
If I believe my city announcement they said 'we have detected no PFAS in our source or treated waters during a voluntary 2020 sampling programme'
I am in a Western state

I am surprised that your Pur wouldnt filter whatever flakes you are talking about.

I'm in the capital of a northeastern state with immediate surroundings consisting mostly of rural areas. The population is less than 20k.

I think the "flakes" were materializing after the fact. I wrote a little about it here.

[BeyondKnowledge]

I just stumbled on a couple of articles on this today. The first is local to me. It is a big one but please read the whole thing as it is very comprehensive about how this happened. 

https://apnews.com/projects/pfas-forever-stained/ 

I can say they got these facts pretty good from personal experience. I sprayed the stuff on carpet in the 90s. I worked on reporting water test samples just a few years ago. I live within smelling distance of Drowning Bear Creek, more commonly known as Stink Creek, and the Land Application Facility. It depends on which way the wind blows and how bad they are stinking. 

If that doesn't scare you, they have figured out how and why the pfas chemicals are falling from the sky. 

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-cfc-vast-q...mical.html 

We used the wrong chemical to replace cfc's, but we have already stopped using those chemicals. They just haven't finished breaking down in the atmosphere yet. 

We did it to ourselves wanting easy to clean carpet and spray cans. Humans keep making new and more creative ways to break the planet.

[Caligurl]

I absolutely will not and have not given tap water to my cats or family for the last 10+ years. I now that what ever is in the tap water is bad enough to cause corrosion on metal. Thats all I need to know. I keep a filter on my shower head also. I use tap water to wash dishes, but notice if the dishes are left to dry on their own, have a funky smell. I cook with bottled water. Sometimes my water smells like bleach.

[k0rn]

The water is so bad where I am it will destroy a water filter in 1 week.  water.com is a solution if you can afford it.

[UltraBudgie]

only distilled water is good enough

filters are too porous and clog and need replaced

unfortunately things like this seem to have tripled in price in the last 10 years

[Caligurl]

only distilled water is good enough

filters are too porous and clog and need replaced

unfortunately things like this seem to have tripled in price in the last 10 years

I have noticed that using the filter for the shower head, has actually reduced grime in my shower and my skin and hair feels and looks better. I change mine every 2 weeks.

[UltraBudgie]

I have noticed that using the filter for the shower head, has actually reduced grime in my shower and my skin and hair feels and looks better. I change mine every 2 weeks.

hey if it works it works! i meant more for drinking and cooking water.

it would be expensive to use distilled water for everything! mine makes 6 gallons a day and is 800W (not constant).