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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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What About Lead?

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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: 30

Highest level detected in 2019: 4.9 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
2019-06-13Q19368900054.90 ppb
2019-06-07Q19366300042.80 ppb
2019-08-09Q19538270021.70 ppb
2019-06-06Q19366300031.50 ppb
2019-08-01Q19522950011.30 ppb
2019-09-09Q19648350041.10 ppb
2019-09-26Q1970038001ND
2019-09-11Q1964835006ND
2019-09-09Q1964835005ND
2019-09-04Q1964835002ND
2019-09-04Q1964835003ND
2019-09-01Q1964835001ND
2019-08-12Q1953827001ND
2019-08-06Q1953827003ND
2019-08-01Q1953827004ND
2019-08-01Q1952295002ND
2019-06-26Q1942135001ND
2019-06-12Q1936890004ND
2019-06-11Q1936890002ND
2019-06-11Q1936890003ND
2019-06-11Q1936890001ND
2019-06-10Q1936630009ND
2019-06-08Q1936630011ND
2019-06-07Q1936630002ND
2019-06-07Q1936630006ND
2019-06-07Q1936630010ND
2019-06-07Q1936630008ND
2019-06-07Q1936630005ND
2019-06-07Q1936630001ND
2019-06-07Q1936630007ND
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