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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: 3.0 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
2019-08-22AK282153.00 ppb
2019-07-28AK246592.20 ppb
2019-06-25AK211781.50 ppb
2019-06-25AK211791.000 ppb
2019-08-21AK28212ND
2019-09-18AK31753ND
2019-08-21AK28213ND
2019-08-21AK28214ND
2019-08-21AK28217ND
2019-08-22AK28216ND
2019-08-22AK28220ND
2019-09-12AK31394ND
2019-09-13AK31392ND
2019-09-13AK31396ND
2019-09-14AK31395ND
2019-09-17AK31752ND
2019-06-21AK21177ND
2019-08-06AK26380ND
2019-07-29AK23984ND
2019-07-24AK23986ND
2019-07-23AK23280ND
2019-07-20AK23279ND
2019-07-20AK23278ND
2019-07-18AK23277ND
2019-07-11AK22410ND
2019-07-01AK21681ND
2019-06-27AK21181ND
2019-06-26AK21182ND
2019-06-26AK21180ND
2019-06-25AK21683ND
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