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What About Lead?

Milford City Public Water System - click here to return to the utility page.

According to EWG’s analysis of 2019 lead testing results, this utility complied with federal water quality regulations for lead. Under the federal Lead and Copper Rule, lead concentrations must be below 15 parts per billion (ppb) in 90 percent of households sampled. If this legal limit is exceeded, the water utility must apply measures to control lead leaching from water pipes.

Number of lead samples taken in 2019: 20

Highest level detected in 2019: 4.8 ppb

Levels of lead detected


Complying with the EPA's lead rules doesn't mean that the water is safe for children to drink. The EPA’s recent modeling suggests that lead concentrations in the 3.8 to 15 ppb range can put a formula-fed baby at risk of elevated blood lead levels. In 2009, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment set a public health goal level of 0.2 ppb for lead in drinking water to protect against even subtle IQ loss in children.

Lead Results, 2019

Samples in red indicate that the sample is above the EPA action level.

DateLab IDResult
2019-09-2752243100114.80 ppb
2019-09-2652243100133.50 ppb
2019-09-2752243100120.740 ppb
2019-09-2752243100090.710 ppb
2019-09-2652243100010.560 ppb
2019-09-265224310015ND
2019-09-275224310003ND
2019-09-265224310020ND
2019-09-265224310019ND
2019-09-265224310018ND
2019-09-265224310017ND
2019-09-265224310016ND
2019-09-255224310008ND
2019-09-265224310010ND
2019-09-265224310007ND
2019-09-265224310006ND
2019-09-265224310005ND
2019-09-265224310004ND
2019-09-265224310002ND
2019-09-255224310014ND
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