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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: 3.1 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
2019-07-23Y1921000403.10 ppb
2019-07-17Y1921000381.30 ppb
2019-07-16Y192000083ND
2019-07-23Y192100047ND
2019-07-23Y192100041ND
2019-07-19Y192100045ND
2019-07-18Y192100039ND
2019-07-18Y192100043ND
2019-07-18Y192100046ND
2019-07-18Y192100044ND
2019-07-17Y192100042ND
2019-07-17Y192000086ND
2019-07-17Y192000089ND
2019-07-16Y192000084ND
2019-07-16Y192000082ND
2019-07-15Y192000095ND
2019-07-16Y192000093ND
2019-07-16Y192000081ND
2019-07-16Y192000099ND
2019-07-16Y192000094ND
2019-07-16Y192000092ND
2019-07-16Y192000088ND
2019-07-16Y192000087ND
2019-07-16Y192000080ND
2019-07-16Y192000091ND
2019-07-15Y192000085ND
2019-07-15Y192000090ND
2019-07-15Y192000096ND
2019-07-15Y192000097ND
2019-07-15Y192000098ND
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