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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: 31

Highest level detected in 2019: 2.6 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
2019-09-15AK317642.60 ppb
2019-09-11AK314251.20 ppb
2019-09-12AK31760ND
2019-09-30AK33483ND
2019-09-28AK33485ND
2019-09-25AK33484ND
2019-09-25AK33482ND
2019-09-25AK33479ND
2019-09-20AK33481ND
2019-09-18AK33478ND
2019-09-17AK33480ND
2019-09-15AK31754ND
2019-09-13AK31763ND
2019-09-13AK31762ND
2019-09-13AK31761ND
2019-09-13AK31759ND
2019-09-13AK31758ND
2019-09-11AK31419ND
2019-09-12AK31757ND
2019-09-12AK31756ND
2019-09-12AK31755ND
2019-09-12AK31428ND
2019-09-12AK31426ND
2019-09-12AK31424ND
2019-09-12AK31422ND
2019-09-12AK31421ND
2019-09-12AK31418ND
2019-09-12AK31417ND
2019-09-11AK31427ND
2019-09-11AK31423ND
2019-09-11AK31420ND
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