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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: 5.0 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
2019-09-25AK331415.00 ppb
2019-09-17AK320832.30 ppb
2019-08-20AK280122.20 ppb
2019-09-25AK331442.00 ppb
2019-08-20AK280161.40 ppb
2019-09-13AK320781.20 ppb
2019-09-25AK33139ND
2019-09-16AK32081ND
2019-09-19AK32082ND
2019-09-19AK32084ND
2019-09-20AK32085ND
2019-09-25AK33138ND
2019-09-13AK32079ND
2019-09-25AK33142ND
2019-09-25AK33145ND
2019-09-26AK33140ND
2019-09-26AK33143ND
2019-09-13AK32080ND
2019-09-13AK31659ND
2019-09-12AK31641ND
2019-09-11AK31662ND
2019-09-10AK31663ND
2019-08-22AK28019ND
2019-08-22AK28010ND
2019-08-21AK28020ND
2019-08-21AK28011ND
2019-08-20AK28021ND
2019-08-20AK28017ND
2019-08-20AK28015ND
2019-08-20AK28013ND
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