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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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What About Lead?

Iowa-American Water Co-Clinton District - click here to return to the utility page.

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: 32

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
2019-09-03457187015.00 ppb
2019-09-09449816013.00 ppb
2019-07-18449814013.00 ppb
2019-07-20449809012.00 ppb
2019-08-24457190012.00 ppb
2019-07-29457192012.00 ppb
2019-06-08443791012.00 ppb
2019-06-25443784011.000 ppb
2019-07-14449811011.000 ppb
2019-07-20457184011.000 ppb
2019-07-23443793011.000 ppb
2019-08-22457185011.000 ppb
2019-06-0544378901ND
2019-06-0544378201ND
2019-09-0844981501ND
2019-09-0345718901ND
2019-06-0544378301ND
2019-08-2845718801ND
2019-08-2745718101ND
2019-06-0544378801ND
2019-08-2345718301ND
2019-08-1945719101ND
2019-08-1645718201ND
2019-08-1545718601ND
2019-06-0444378501ND
2019-06-0644379001ND
2019-07-1644981301ND
2019-07-1344981201ND
2019-07-1244981001ND
2019-07-1244379201ND
2019-06-1744378701ND
2019-06-1744378601ND
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