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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: 22

Highest level detected in 2019: 14.0 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
2019-09-105806-007-113114.0 ppb
2019-09-105806-030-10202.40 ppb
2019-07-185806-046-1121ND
2019-12-195806-047-1507ND
2019-11-195806-126-1345ND
2019-11-195806-045-0909ND
2019-09-255806-115-1250ND
2019-09-255806-022-1230ND
2019-09-125806-031-0925ND
2019-09-115806-035-0820ND
2019-08-195806-042-1205ND
2019-02-125806-039-0930ND
2019-06-185806-020-0900ND
2019-06-135806-021-0822ND
2019-06-135806-008-1130ND
2019-04-255701-144-1105ND
2019-04-255701-038-1059ND
2019-04-025701-139-1030ND
2019-03-255806-025-0925ND
2019-03-195806-027-1119ND
2019-03-075701-115-1123ND
2019-02-285701-902-0915ND
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