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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: 31

Highest level detected in 2019: 4.0 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
2019-07-26AI076834.00 ppb
2019-07-24AI07692ND
2019-07-26AI07691ND
2019-07-25AI07695ND
2019-07-25AI07693ND
2019-07-25AI07688ND
2019-07-25AI07684ND
2019-07-25AI07676ND
2019-07-25AI07675ND
2019-07-25AI07672ND
2019-07-25AI07671ND
2019-07-24AI07700ND
2019-07-24AI07698ND
2019-07-24AI07697ND
2019-07-24AI07696ND
2019-07-24AI07694ND
2019-07-21AI07699ND
2019-07-24AI07690ND
2019-07-24AI07689ND
2019-07-24AI07687ND
2019-07-24AI07686ND
2019-07-24AI07682ND
2019-07-24AI07681ND
2019-07-24AI07680ND
2019-07-24AI07679ND
2019-07-24AI07678ND
2019-07-24AI07677ND
2019-07-24AI07674ND
2019-07-24AI07673ND
2019-07-23AI07701ND
2019-07-23AI07685ND
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