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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: 60

Highest level detected in 2019: 64.0 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
2019-09-17LLI6722364.0 ppb
2019-09-24LLI6727125.0 ppb
2019-09-18LLI6725921.0 ppb
2019-09-19LLI6721217.0 ppb
2019-09-24LLI6726913.0 ppb
2019-09-20LLI6724112.0 ppb
2019-09-20LLI6723911.0 ppb
2019-09-19LLI6721311.0 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672678.00 ppb
2019-09-17LLI672228.00 ppb
2019-09-25LLI672517.00 ppb
2019-09-25LLI672547.00 ppb
2019-09-25LLI672557.00 ppb
2019-09-27LLI681687.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672706.00 ppb
2019-09-25LLI672536.00 ppb
2019-09-25LLI672525.00 ppb
2019-09-20LLI672424.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672724.00 ppb
2019-09-20LLI672254.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672454.00 ppb
2019-09-20LLI672403.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672683.00 ppb
2019-09-25LLI672563.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672463.00 ppb
2019-09-18LLI672603.00 ppb
2019-09-19LLI672613.00 ppb
2019-09-18LLI672152.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672182.00 ppb
2019-09-18LLI672142.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672192.00 ppb
2019-09-27LLI681702.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672262.00 ppb
2019-09-20LLI672632.00 ppb
2019-09-19LLI672622.00 ppb
2019-09-24LLI672272.00 ppb
2019-09-20LLI672642.00 ppb
2019-09-27LLI681671.000 ppb
2019-09-27LLI681691.000 ppb
2019-09-18LLI672291.000 ppb
2019-09-26LLI681741.000 ppb
2019-09-26LLI681731.000 ppb
2019-09-18LLI672281.000 ppb
2019-09-27LLI68172ND
2019-09-27LLI68171ND
2019-09-23LLI67220ND
2019-09-24LLI67247ND
2019-09-24LLI67248ND
2019-09-23LLI67221ND
2019-09-16LLI67250ND
2019-09-20LLI67266ND
2019-09-20LLI67265ND
2019-09-20LLI67224ND
2019-09-19LLI67257ND
2019-09-19LLI67258ND
2019-09-18LLI67243ND
2019-09-18LLI67244ND
2019-09-17LLI67216ND
2019-09-17LLI67217ND
2019-09-16LLI67249ND
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