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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: 31

Highest level detected in 2019: 3.2 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
2019-07-08Y1919800243.20 ppb
2019-07-09Y191980038ND
2019-07-17Y192000029ND
2019-07-16Y192000028ND
2019-07-16Y192000030ND
2019-07-10Y191980026ND
2019-07-10Y191980043ND
2019-07-10Y191980036ND
2019-07-10Y191980023ND
2019-07-09Y191980042ND
2019-07-09Y191980045ND
2019-07-09Y191980047ND
2019-07-09Y191980041ND
2019-07-09Y191980037ND
2019-07-09Y191980031ND
2019-07-09Y191980029ND
2019-07-09Y191980030ND
2019-04-09Y191010042ND
2019-07-09Y191980048ND
2019-07-09Y191980039ND
2019-07-09Y191980028ND
2019-07-09Y191980046ND
2019-07-09Y191980040ND
2019-07-09Y191980032ND
2019-07-09Y191980035ND
2019-07-09Y191980049ND
2019-07-09Y191980044ND
2019-07-08Y191980034ND
2019-07-08Y191980025ND
2019-07-08Y191980027ND
2019-07-08Y191980033ND
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