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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: 22

Highest level detected in 2019: 4.8 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
2019-07-1612050094.80 ppb
2019-07-1612049984.30 ppb
2019-07-1612050152.50 ppb
2019-07-1612050082.00 ppb
2019-07-1612050071.50 ppb
2019-07-1612050131.10 ppb
2019-07-161205017ND
2019-03-251138518ND
2019-07-161205016ND
2019-07-161205014ND
2019-07-161205012ND
2019-07-161205011ND
2019-07-161205010ND
2019-07-161205006ND
2019-07-161205005ND
2019-07-161205004ND
2019-07-161205003ND
2019-07-161205001ND
2019-07-161205000ND
2019-07-161204999ND
2019-07-151205002ND
2019-03-251138519ND
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