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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: 30

Highest level detected in 2019: 3.0 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
2019-07-31444022013.00 ppb
2019-09-10468203011.000 ppb
2019-09-04444009011.000 ppb
2019-08-1444400001ND
2019-09-0544401201ND
2019-09-0444400801ND
2019-09-0344401301ND
2019-08-3044399801ND
2019-08-2944401001ND
2019-08-2844401401ND
2019-08-2844400401ND
2019-08-2644400601ND
2019-08-2644399901ND
2019-08-2644401101ND
2019-08-2644400301ND
2019-08-2544400501ND
2019-07-3144401601ND
2019-08-0844400201ND
2019-08-0644400101ND
2019-08-0244401501ND
2019-07-3144401901ND
2019-07-3144402601ND
2019-07-3144402001ND
2019-07-3144401701ND
2019-07-3144402501ND
2019-07-3144402701ND
2019-07-3144402101ND
2019-07-3144401801ND
2019-07-3144402401ND
2019-07-3144402301ND
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