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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: 32.0 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
2019-09-084668630132.0 ppb
2019-07-04444857018.00 ppb
2019-08-29444866012.00 ppb
2019-09-07466862012.00 ppb
2019-07-09444859012.00 ppb
2019-07-06444858011.000 ppb
2019-09-07466864011.000 ppb
2019-07-09444851011.000 ppb
2019-09-0644487401ND
2019-09-0444487301ND
2019-09-0544487001ND
2019-09-0544486901ND
2019-09-0544487101ND
2019-09-0544487201ND
2019-07-2644486401ND
2019-09-0946685901ND
2019-09-0946686101ND
2019-09-0946686001ND
2019-08-3046686501ND
2019-08-1344486501ND
2019-06-2744485501ND
2019-07-1644486201ND
2019-07-1644486301ND
2019-07-1044485301ND
2019-07-0744486001ND
2019-07-0744486101ND
2019-07-0544485201ND
2019-07-0444484901ND
2019-06-2944485401ND
2019-06-2844485001ND
2019-06-2744485601ND
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