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: 24
Highest level detected in 2019: 3.0 ppb
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.
Date | Lab ID | Result |
---|---|---|
2019-07-23 | 326106PB | 3.00 ppb |
2019-07-08 | 325614PB 02 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 10 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 09 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 08 - ALC | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 07 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 06 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 05 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 04 - ALC | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 03 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 02 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-09 | 327720PB 01 - LCS | ND |
2019-01-29 | 320474PB | ND |
2019-07-08 | 325614PB 01 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 08 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 07 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 06 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 05 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 03 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 02 - LCS | ND |
2019-07-01 | 325613PB 01 - LCS | ND |
2019-01-29 | 320490PB | ND |
2019-01-29 | 320480PB | ND |
2019-01-29 | 320485PB | ND |