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: 30
Highest level detected in 2019: 7.2 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.
| Date | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-18 | 1907193-001A | 7.18 ppb |
| 2019-07-10 | 1907126-001A | 3.32 ppb |
| 2019-07-16 | 1907176-001A | 1.51 ppb |
| 2019-08-03 | 1908041-001A | 1.38 ppb |
| 2019-08-14 | 1908192-001A | 1.37 ppb |
| 2019-07-29 | 1908015-001A | 0.934 ppb |
| 2019-08-02 | 1908039-001A | 0.842 ppb |
| 2019-07-30 | 1908012-001A | 0.838 ppb |
| 2019-06-26 | 1906310-001A | 0.800 ppb |
| 2019-08-21 | 1908288-001A | 0.691 ppb |
| 2019-07-14 | 1907177-001A | 0.667 ppb |
| 2019-08-23 | 1908319-001A | 0.598 ppb |
| 2019-08-02 | 1908040-001A | 0.582 ppb |
| 2019-06-25 | 1906292-001A | 0.567 ppb |
| 2019-07-09 | 1907114-001A | 0.494 ppb |
| 2019-08-23 | 1908318-001A | 0.410 ppb |
| 2019-07-29 | 1908038-001A | 0.408 ppb |
| 2019-07-27 | 1907288-001A | 0.361 ppb |
| 2019-08-05 | 1908076-001A | 0.301 ppb |
| 2019-08-19 | 1909074-001A | 0.285 ppb |
| 2019-07-12 | 1907140-001A | 0.279 ppb |
| 2019-08-14 | 1908191-001A | 0.278 ppb |
| 2019-08-29 | 1909073-001A | 0.248 ppb |
| 2019-07-29 | 1908013-001A | 0.235 ppb |
| 2019-06-17 | 1906206-001A | 0.178 ppb |
| 2019-08-05 | 1908077-001A | 0.139 ppb |
| 2019-08-11 | 1908179-001A | 0.131 ppb |
| 2019-06-19 | 1906237-001A | 0.113 ppb |
| 2019-07-15 | 1907162-001A | ND |
| 2019-07-13 | 1907141-001A | ND |