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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: 16.0 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
2019-08-28AK2936216.0 ppb
2019-08-28AK293995.40 ppb
2019-08-28AK294014.70 ppb
2019-08-28AK293503.90 ppb
2019-08-29AK293601.90 ppb
2019-08-28AK293571.90 ppb
2019-08-28AK293521.90 ppb
2019-08-27AK294041.70 ppb
2019-08-28AK293451.50 ppb
2019-08-28AK293491.40 ppb
2019-08-28AK294021.10 ppb
2019-08-27AK293551.000 ppb
2019-08-29AK29403ND
2019-08-29AK29361ND
2019-08-30AK29354ND
2019-08-30AK29351ND
2019-08-28AK29408ND
2019-08-28AK29407ND
2019-08-28AK29406ND
2019-08-28AK29405ND
2019-08-28AK29400ND
2019-08-28AK29364ND
2019-08-28AK29363ND
2019-08-28AK29359ND
2019-08-28AK29358ND
2019-08-28AK29356ND
2019-08-28AK29353ND
2019-08-28AK29348ND
2019-08-28AK29347ND
2019-08-28AK29346ND
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