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What About Lead?

Akron City Public Water System - click here to return to the utility page.

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: 50

Highest level detected in 2019: 13.5 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
2019-06-101906376913.5 ppb
2019-06-20190638067.29 ppb
2019-06-04190637956.49 ppb
2019-06-18190637892.98 ppb
2019-06-11190637702.78 ppb
2019-06-03190637922.45 ppb
2019-06-12190637762.15 ppb
2019-06-13190637782.12 ppb
2019-06-26190638082.00 ppb
2019-06-14190637831.96 ppb
2019-06-21190638071.90 ppb
2019-06-04190637971.88 ppb
2019-06-05190637621.85 ppb
2019-06-03190637931.85 ppb
2019-06-05190638041.84 ppb
2019-06-07190637661.83 ppb
2019-06-04190637981.82 ppb
2019-06-03190637941.68 ppb
2019-06-06190637631.54 ppb
2019-06-13190637791.51 ppb
2019-06-11190637711.37 ppb
2019-06-18190637881.36 ppb
2019-06-04190637961.19 ppb
2019-06-06190637651.16 ppb
2019-06-14190637851.04 ppb
2019-06-18190637861.02 ppb
2019-06-05190637611.02 ppb
2019-06-1819063787ND
2019-06-1719063784ND
2019-06-1919063805ND
2019-06-1319063782ND
2019-06-1319063781ND
2019-06-1319063780ND
2019-06-0319063790ND
2019-06-2819063809ND
2019-06-1219063777ND
2019-06-1219063774ND
2019-06-1219063773ND
2019-06-1119063775ND
2019-06-1119063772ND
2019-06-1019063768ND
2019-06-1019063767ND
2019-06-0619063764ND
2019-06-0519063803ND
2019-06-0519063802ND
2019-06-0519063801ND
2019-06-0519063760ND
2019-06-0419063800ND
2019-06-0419063799ND
2019-06-0319063791ND
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