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What About Lead?

Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant - 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: 225

Highest level detected in 2019: 285.0 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
2019-10-0569511285.0 ppb
2019-02-0719022278-00297.0 ppb
2019-05-1419052135-00345.4 ppb
2019-05-1919052928-02939.7 ppb
2019-02-1919022278-00735.2 ppb
2019-10-056683931.4 ppb
2019-04-1519042825-00517.1 ppb
2019-10-056810715.7 ppb
2019-10-057013915.3 ppb
2019-05-1619052928-02514.6 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-01314.4 ppb
2019-10-056952813.8 ppb
2019-04-1319042825-00411.8 ppb
2019-05-2219053242-00511.5 ppb
2019-06-1019061215-00111.2 ppb
2019-10-056878810.7 ppb
2019-10-056688210.6 ppb
2019-10-056927010.3 ppb
2019-10-056811010.2 ppb
2019-04-2519043226-0019.30 ppb
2019-10-05687929.30 ppb
2019-10-05681209.00 ppb
2019-10-05686948.50 ppb
2019-10-05695018.20 ppb
2019-04-2519043226-0067.90 ppb
2019-10-05695107.60 ppb
2019-10-05681027.50 ppb
2019-10-05692737.40 ppb
2019-10-05694917.40 ppb
2019-10-05692807.30 ppb
2019-04-1319042825-0037.20 ppb
2019-10-05710337.20 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-0147.00 ppb
2019-05-2219052928-0276.80 ppb
2019-10-05663366.70 ppb
2019-06-1719062713-0016.60 ppb
2019-04-1519042825-0066.50 ppb
2019-02-1119022278-0056.40 ppb
2019-05-1619052142-0096.30 ppb
2019-05-1819052928-0186.30 ppb
2019-05-1619052142-0086.00 ppb
2019-10-05687916.00 ppb
2019-10-05710316.00 ppb
2019-05-1719052634-0045.90 ppb
2019-05-2319053242-0015.90 ppb
2019-04-2519043226-0055.80 ppb
2019-10-05619215.80 ppb
2019-10-05694835.80 ppb
2019-10-05695885.80 ppb
2019-10-05697395.80 ppb
2019-10-05674405.70 ppb
2019-10-05670145.50 ppb
2019-04-2519043226-0025.40 ppb
2019-10-05686765.20 ppb
2019-04-2719050484-0045.10 ppb
2019-05-2819060531-0015.10 ppb
2019-10-05694905.10 ppb
2019-02-0819022278-0045.00 ppb
2019-04-2219042961-0024.90 ppb
2019-10-05692754.90 ppb
2019-10-05670364.80 ppb
2019-05-1419052135-0014.70 ppb
2019-04-1519042825-0084.60 ppb
2019-05-2019052928-0284.60 ppb
2019-10-05692724.60 ppb
2019-04-2819050484-0014.50 ppb
2019-10-05687864.40 ppb
2019-10-05670093.80 ppb
2019-10-05695893.80 ppb
2019-04-1219042825-0023.70 ppb
2019-10-05695213.60 ppb
2019-10-05710303.60 ppb
2019-10-05686913.50 ppb
2019-02-1219022278-0063.40 ppb
2019-04-1719042825-0073.40 ppb
2019-05-1519052928-0223.40 ppb
2019-05-2019052634-0013.40 ppb
2019-10-05681143.40 ppb
2019-10-05681183.40 ppb
2019-10-05681063.30 ppb
2019-04-2519050484-0023.20 ppb
2019-10-05670433.10 ppb
2019-05-1619052928-0193.00 ppb
2019-06-1219062668-0023.00 ppb
2019-10-05668972.80 ppb
2019-10-05694982.80 ppb
2019-10-05695122.80 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0092.70 ppb
2019-10-05668952.70 ppb
2019-04-2519043226-0032.60 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0042.50 ppb
2019-05-1819052928-0232.50 ppb
2019-10-05692742.50 ppb
2019-04-1719042825-0012.40 ppb
2019-10-05673282.40 ppb
2019-04-2819050484-0032.30 ppb
2019-05-1619052142-0112.30 ppb
2019-10-05695002.30 ppb
2019-10-05668882.20 ppb
2019-05-1819052928-0242.10 ppb
2019-05-2019060511-0042.10 ppb
2019-10-05474732.10 ppb
2019-10-05686772.10 ppb
2019-10-05686822.10 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0072.00 ppb
2019-06-0619070123-0012.00 ppb
2019-10-05670372.00 ppb
2019-10-05673322.00 ppb
2019-10-05695042.00 ppb
2019-10-05670081.90 ppb
2019-10-05681001.80 ppb
2019-10-05686871.80 ppb
2019-02-2219030152-0041.70 ppb
2019-10-05681051.70 ppb
2019-10-05692821.70 ppb
2019-10-05694881.70 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0061.60 ppb
2019-06-1019061211-0011.60 ppb
2019-10-05681221.60 ppb
2019-10-05686851.60 ppb
2019-10-05687841.60 ppb
2019-05-2219052928-0011.50 ppb
2019-10-05692771.50 ppb
2019-05-1319052135-0021.30 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0171.30 ppb
2019-10-05475021.30 ppb
2019-10-05687901.30 ppb
2019-10-05692791.30 ppb
2019-04-0619041663-0011.20 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0101.20 ppb
2019-10-05701491.20 ppb
2019-04-1919042961-0011.10 ppb
2019-05-1719052634-0021.10 ppb
2019-10-05673291.10 ppb
2019-02-2319030151-0011.000 ppb
2019-02-2619030152-0031.000 ppb
2019-04-2219060511-0051.000 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-0121.000 ppb
2019-05-1919052634-0031.000 ppb
2019-05-2519060531-0021.000 ppb
2019-05-2619060993-0021.000 ppb
2019-10-05668901.000 ppb
2019-10-05680991.000 ppb
2019-10-05681231.000 ppb
2019-10-05686891.000 ppb
2019-10-05686971.000 ppb
2019-10-05687891.000 ppb
2019-10-05695201.000 ppb
2019-03-2319040279-0010.900 ppb
2019-06-1319062668-0010.900 ppb
2019-10-05686920.900 ppb
2019-04-0319040906-0010.800 ppb
2019-04-2619050484-0050.800 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-0020.800 ppb
2019-05-1519060511-0020.800 ppb
2019-05-2119053242-0020.800 ppb
2019-05-2519053242-0060.800 ppb
2019-10-05475000.800 ppb
2019-10-05670130.800 ppb
2019-10-05681170.800 ppb
2019-02-0619022278-0010.700 ppb
2019-02-0719022278-0030.700 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-0030.700 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-0040.700 ppb
2019-05-1519052142-0050.700 ppb
2019-05-1819070755-0010.700 ppb
2019-04-2419043226-0040.600 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0120.600 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0160.600 ppb
2019-05-1819052928-0030.600 ppb
2019-05-2119053244-0010.600 ppb
2019-06-0319060993-0010.600 ppb
2019-10-05686980.600 ppb
2019-10-05692810.600 ppb
2019-10-05695270.600 ppb
2019-04-0219040484-0010.500 ppb
2019-05-1719052928-0110.500 ppb
2019-05-2019052634-0050.500 ppb
2019-05-2819053242-0040.500 ppb
2019-02-1819030152-002ND
2019-02-2419030152-005ND
2019-02-2619030152-001ND
2019-03-0419030775-001ND
2019-03-0419030775-002ND
2019-03-1119031632-001ND
2019-03-1519031958-001ND
2019-04-0419040906-002ND
2019-04-1319042825-009ND
2019-04-2219042961-003ND
2019-05-1419052142-015ND
2019-05-1419052928-020ND
2019-05-1519052142-006ND
2019-05-1519052142-010ND
2019-05-1519052928-008ND
2019-05-1619052142-001ND
2019-05-1619052142-007ND
2019-05-1619052928-005ND
2019-05-1619052928-026ND
2019-05-1719052928-013ND
2019-05-1719052928-015ND
2019-05-1819052928-014ND
2019-05-1819052928-021ND
2019-05-1819060511-001ND
2019-05-2119060511-003ND
2019-05-2219052928-002ND
2019-05-2419053242-007ND
2019-05-2619053242-003ND
2019-06-0719061213-001ND
2019-06-1019061215-002ND
2019-06-1419062669-001ND
2019-10-0566847ND
2019-10-0566889ND
2019-10-0567330ND
2019-10-0567366ND
2019-10-0567441ND
2019-10-0568119ND
2019-10-0568695ND
2019-10-0568783ND
2019-10-0569271ND
2019-10-0569276ND
2019-10-0569493ND
2019-10-0569495ND
2019-10-0569526ND
2019-10-0570138ND
2019-10-0571032ND
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