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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: 18

Highest level detected in 2019: 1.1 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
2019-09-1070104368003 PRI1.10 ppb
2019-09-1870105415002 PRIND
2019-09-2470106094001 PRIND
2019-09-1970105603002 PRIND
2019-09-1970105641002 PRIND
2019-09-1970105638002 PRIND
2019-09-1970105638001 PRIND
2019-09-1970105641001 PRIND
2019-09-1970105603001 PRIND
2019-09-1870105415001 PRIND
2019-09-1070104368002 PRIND
2019-09-1670105031002 PRIND
2019-09-1670105031003 PRIND
2019-09-1670105031001 PRIND
2019-09-1070104328002 PRIND
2019-09-1070104328003 PRIND
2019-09-1070104368001 PRIND
2019-09-1070104328001 PRIND
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