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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: 50

Highest level detected in 2019: 56.0 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
2019-06-30AK2139356.0 ppb
2019-08-28AK288219.00 ppb
2019-07-01AK213898.50 ppb
2019-07-22AK231334.90 ppb
2019-08-30AK295483.90 ppb
2019-08-11AK259022.80 ppb
2019-07-01AK213962.30 ppb
2019-07-08AK222742.20 ppb
2019-06-13AK199912.10 ppb
2019-06-28AK213922.00 ppb
2019-06-22AK206791.70 ppb
2019-06-29AK213951.60 ppb
2019-07-10AK222771.60 ppb
2019-06-28AK213911.40 ppb
2019-06-20AK206781.20 ppb
2019-06-25AK209611.10 ppb
2019-09-13AK30683ND
2019-07-23AK23132ND
2019-07-27AK25439ND
2019-06-12AK20677ND
2019-08-05AK25441ND
2019-08-06AK25438ND
2019-08-06AK25440ND
2019-08-06AK25442ND
2019-08-09AK25903ND
2019-08-19AK27802ND
2019-08-19AK27801ND
2019-09-11AK30684ND
2019-09-09AK30685ND
2019-08-15AK27803ND
2019-08-23AK28820ND
2019-09-13AK30686ND
2019-06-27AK21397ND
2019-06-14AK19992ND
2019-06-14AK19993ND
2019-06-21AK20675ND
2019-06-21AK20676ND
2019-06-22AK20959ND
2019-06-25AK20962ND
2019-06-26AK20960ND
2019-06-27AK21394ND
2019-07-22AK23136ND
2019-07-01AK21390ND
2019-07-09AK22275ND
2019-07-11AK22276ND
2019-07-12AK23137ND
2019-07-17AK23131ND
2019-07-19AK23135ND
2019-07-22AK23130ND
2019-07-22AK23134ND
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