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: 346
Highest level detected in 2019: 195.0 ppb
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 |
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2019-05-14 | 19E2013-01 | 195.0 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1172-01 | 64.6 ppb |
2019-05-09 | 19E1633-01 | 64.4 ppb |
2019-05-11 | 19E1745-01 | 61.9 ppb |
2019-10-25 | 19J2775-01 | 61.0 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E1748-01 | 60.1 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1243-01 | 52.9 ppb |
2019-01-10 | 19A1256-01 | 42.0 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1565-01 | 38.0 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2014-01 | 31.7 ppb |
2019-05-14 | 19E2008-01 | 29.2 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2836-01 | 23.4 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E1746-01 | 23.3 ppb |
2019-05-16 | 19E2186-01 | 23.2 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 19E2642-01 | 22.6 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1177-01 | 21.8 ppb |
2019-06-10 | 19F1699-01 | 19.0 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1522-01 | 18.5 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1641-01 | 18.3 ppb |
2019-05-15 | 19E2094-01 | 17.7 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1182-01 | 17.4 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E2015-01 | 17.2 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J3000-01 | 17.2 ppb |
2019-11-27 | 9121197-08 | 17.0 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 19K2492-01 | 15.6 ppb |
2019-10-19 | 19J2274-01 | 15.2 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1567-01 | 14.8 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19J3009-01 | 14.6 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2908-01 | 14.4 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1516-01 | 14.3 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 19K1344-01 | 14.0 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2911-01 | 13.8 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1240-01 | 13.0 ppb |
2019-10-25 | 19J2781-01 | 13.0 ppb |
2019-06-20 | 19F2380-01 | 12.8 ppb |
2019-10-27 | 19J2844-01 | 12.8 ppb |
2019-05-17 | 19E2189-01 | 12.5 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2778-01 | 12.1 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 9121197-02 | 12.0 ppb |
2019-11-30 | 9121197-14 | 12.0 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E1742-01 | 11.7 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2191-01 | 11.5 ppb |
2019-01-23 | 19A2011-01 | 11.3 ppb |
2019-01-04 | 19A0812-01 | 11.0 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E2091-01 | 10.8 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E1750-01 | 10.8 ppb |
2019-11-04 | 19K1207-01 | 10.8 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1519-01 | 10.7 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E1751-01 | 10.7 ppb |
2019-05-16 | 19E2150-01 | 10.5 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2899-01 | 10.00 ppb |
2019-12-02 | 9121197-09 | 10.00 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E2157-01 | 9.70 ppb |
2019-08-27 | 19H3237-01 | 9.59 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 19K2416-01 | 9.36 ppb |
2019-05-26 | 19E2729-01 | 9.21 ppb |
2019-06-01 | 19F0882-01 | 9.11 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 9121197-07 | 9.00 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19J2998-01 | 8.84 ppb |
2019-10-25 | 19K2413-01 | 8.66 ppb |
2019-06-09 | 19F1642-01 | 8.61 ppb |
2019-06-13 | 19F1837-01 | 8.61 ppb |
2019-12-01 | 9121197-12 | 8.60 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2890-01 | 8.43 ppb |
2019-12-14 | 9121272-01 | 8.40 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2776-01 | 8.29 ppb |
2019-05-11 | 19E1634-01 | 8.18 ppb |
2019-08-27 | 19I1183-01 | 8.10 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 9121272-03 | 8.10 ppb |
2019-06-19 | 19F2285-01 | 8.06 ppb |
2019-01-14 | 19A1394-01 | 8.00 ppb |
2019-05-09 | 19E1566-01 | 7.99 ppb |
2019-11-08 | 19K1759-01 | 7.77 ppb |
2019-10-25 | 19K1444-01 | 7.76 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1513-01 | 7.65 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19J3011-01 | 7.63 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 9121197-06 | 7.50 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1183-01 | 7.41 ppb |
2019-10-27 | 19J2838-01 | 7.25 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2902-01 | 7.24 ppb |
2019-05-21 | 19E2585-01 | 7.23 ppb |
2019-11-29 | 9121197-05 | 7.20 ppb |
2019-12-03 | 9121412-05 | 7.20 ppb |
2019-05-15 | 19E2152-01 | 7.17 ppb |
2019-06-24 | 19F2429-01 | 7.17 ppb |
2019-07-15 | 19G2129-01 | 7.13 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1569-01 | 7.09 ppb |
2019-06-18 | 19F2170-01 | 7.08 ppb |
2019-05-16 | 19E2155-01 | 6.90 ppb |
2019-12-30 | 0010102-01 | 6.90 ppb |
2019-07-06 | 19G1690-01 | 6.74 ppb |
2019-07-03 | 19G1292-01 | 6.68 ppb |
2019-05-14 | 19E2148-01 | 6.51 ppb |
2019-12-03 | 9121197-16 | 6.50 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1245-01 | 6.40 ppb |
2019-06-14 | 19F1838-01 | 6.34 ppb |
2019-05-22 | 19E2643-01 | 6.31 ppb |
2019-06-22 | 19F2428-01 | 6.31 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J3012-01 | 6.29 ppb |
2019-11-03 | 19K1269-01 | 6.18 ppb |
2019-05-11 | 19E1747-01 | 6.17 ppb |
2019-01-16 | 19A1689-01 | 6.15 ppb |
2019-10-31 | 19K0925-01 | 6.13 ppb |
2019-11-24 | 9121272-05 | 6.10 ppb |
2019-05-16 | 19E2149-01 | 6.08 ppb |
2019-11-26 | 19K2494-01 | 6.02 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1514-01 | 5.97 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19K0924-01 | 5.76 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 19K2485-01 | 5.72 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1639-01 | 5.60 ppb |
2019-12-15 | 9121412-02 | 5.50 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 19K1703-01 | 5.39 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 19K1270-01 | 5.12 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2095-01 | 5.08 ppb |
2019-06-19 | 19F2287-01 | 5.00 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19J3010-01 | 4.98 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1523-01 | 4.85 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2010-01 | 4.83 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2020-01 | 4.78 ppb |
2019-06-14 | 19F1839-01 | 4.78 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 19K1341-01 | 4.72 ppb |
2019-05-04 | 19E1187-01 | 4.60 ppb |
2019-11-11 | 19K1842-01 | 4.50 ppb |
2019-11-06 | 19K1706-01 | 4.48 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 19K2384-01 | 4.46 ppb |
2019-05-16 | 19E2156-01 | 4.45 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E1752-01 | 4.42 ppb |
2019-05-09 | 19E1568-01 | 4.40 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2835-01 | 4.38 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2782-01 | 4.36 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2779-01 | 4.32 ppb |
2019-05-17 | 19E2461-01 | 4.29 ppb |
2019-05-21 | 19E2504-01 | 4.27 ppb |
2019-05-27 | 19E2860-01 | 4.26 ppb |
2019-11-20 | 19K2385-01 | 4.25 ppb |
2019-06-05 | 19F1332-01 | 4.03 ppb |
2019-06-19 | 19F2289-01 | 4.02 ppb |
2019-05-31 | 19F0881-01 | 4.01 ppb |
2019-12-05 | 9121197-18 | 4.00 ppb |
2019-05-14 | 19E2099-01 | 3.99 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1241-01 | 3.83 ppb |
2019-06-19 | 19F2328-01 | 3.81 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1524-01 | 3.71 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19J2997-01 | 3.71 ppb |
2019-11-17 | 9121272-06 | 3.70 ppb |
2019-11-24 | 9121197-03 | 3.70 ppb |
2019-12-02 | 9121197-15 | 3.70 ppb |
2019-05-11 | 19E1740-01 | 3.69 ppb |
2019-12-19 | 19L2129-01 | 3.66 ppb |
2019-06-11 | 19F1756-01 | 3.58 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1175-01 | 3.52 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2772-01 | 3.50 ppb |
2019-12-07 | 9121197-20 | 3.50 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1518-01 | 3.44 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2090-01 | 3.43 ppb |
2019-10-31 | 19K0966-01 | 3.36 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1248-01 | 3.30 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1244-01 | 3.29 ppb |
2019-06-20 | 19F2329-01 | 3.28 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19J3001-01 | 3.25 ppb |
2019-02-25 | 19B2072-01 | 3.23 ppb |
2019-05-22 | 19E2583-01 | 3.21 ppb |
2019-06-05 | 19F1333-01 | 2.99 ppb |
2019-05-18 | 19E2462-01 | 2.95 ppb |
2019-05-20 | 19E2506-01 | 2.81 ppb |
2019-06-19 | 19F2291-01 | 2.81 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1180-01 | 2.76 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2892-01 | 2.76 ppb |
2019-11-15 | 19K2114-01 | 2.76 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1517-01 | 2.75 ppb |
2019-06-18 | 19F2171-01 | 2.74 ppb |
2019-10-27 | 19J2906-01 | 2.73 ppb |
2019-11-01 | 19K0968-01 | 2.73 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1247-01 | 2.71 ppb |
2019-12-02 | 9121197-19 | 2.70 ppb |
2019-05-14 | 19E2042-01 | 2.67 ppb |
2019-05-21 | 19E2505-01 | 2.61 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E1744-01 | 2.59 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1176-01 | 2.56 ppb |
2019-05-22 | 19E2584-01 | 2.55 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2904-01 | 2.55 ppb |
2019-05-10 | 19E1636-01 | 2.52 ppb |
2019-11-01 | 19K0962-01 | 2.50 ppb |
2019-05-18 | 19E2188-01 | 2.43 ppb |
2019-06-18 | 19F2248-01 | 2.38 ppb |
2019-11-12 | 19K2113-01 | 2.33 ppb |
2019-06-24 | 19F2485-01 | 2.31 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2999-01 | 2.23 ppb |
2019-06-03 | 19F1387-01 | 2.21 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 19K2417-01 | 2.19 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1242-01 | 2.10 ppb |
2019-05-19 | 19E2586-01 | 2.08 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19K0920-01 | 2.07 ppb |
2019-10-27 | 19J2912-01 | 2.01 ppb |
2019-12-19 | 9124589-01 | 2.00 ppb |
2019-10-27 | 19J2834-01 | 1.99 ppb |
2019-05-10 | 19E1642-01 | 1.97 ppb |
2019-11-14 | 19K2115-01 | 1.96 ppb |
2019-05-15 | 19E2096-01 | 1.79 ppb |
2019-05-11 | 19E1739-01 | 1.78 ppb |
2019-11-05 | 19K1275-01 | 1.70 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2913-01 | 1.64 ppb |
2019-05-15 | 19E2158-01 | 1.62 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2909-01 | 1.62 ppb |
2019-06-20 | 19F2327-01 | 1.61 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1179-01 | 1.60 ppb |
2019-05-10 | 19E1632-01 | 1.58 ppb |
2019-06-02 | 19F1334-01 | 1.58 ppb |
2019-05-10 | 19E1638-01 | 1.55 ppb |
2019-05-14 | 19E2043-01 | 1.55 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2773-01 | 1.49 ppb |
2019-11-25 | 19K2415-01 | 1.49 ppb |
2019-10-30 | 19K1206-01 | 1.47 ppb |
2019-05-28 | 19E2732-01 | 1.46 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1173-01 | 1.39 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1184-01 | 1.38 ppb |
2019-06-08 | 19F1644-01 | 1.38 ppb |
2019-05-06 | 19E1246-01 | 1.37 ppb |
2019-11-23 | 19K2487-01 | 1.35 ppb |
2019-10-26 | 19J2777-01 | 1.34 ppb |
2019-05-05 | 19E1178-01 | 1.31 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J2910-01 | 1.31 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E1743-01 | 1.26 ppb |
2019-05-23 | 19E2675-01 | 1.26 ppb |
2019-05-13 | 19E2044-01 | 1.25 ppb |
2019-11-23 | 19K2489-01 | 1.24 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2841-01 | 1.20 ppb |
2019-06-03 | 19F1169-01 | 1.19 ppb |
2019-10-29 | 19J3008-01 | 1.18 ppb |
2019-05-12 | 19E2018-01 | 1.11 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19K0921-01 | 1.11 ppb |
2019-05-24 | 19E2674-01 | 1.07 ppb |
2019-05-08 | 19E1640-01 | 1.05 ppb |
2019-05-15 | 19E2147-01 | 1.05 ppb |
2019-11-01 | 19K0965-01 | 1.05 ppb |
2019-05-07 | 19E1521-01 | 1.02 ppb |
2019-05-21 | 19E2503-01 | 1.02 ppb |
2019-10-28 | 19J2901-01 | 1.02 ppb |
2019-10-27 | 19J2846-01 | 1.000 ppb |
2019-12-16 | 9124590-01 | 1.000 ppb |
2019-12-20 | 9124590-02 | 1.000 ppb |
2019-01-06 | 19A0983-01 | ND |
2019-05-05 | 19E1186-01 | ND |
2019-05-05 | 19E1185-01 | ND |
2019-05-06 | 19E1174-01 | ND |
2019-05-06 | 19E1181-01 | ND |
2019-05-07 | 19E1249-01 | ND |
2019-05-08 | 19E1520-01 | ND |
2019-05-08 | 19E1515-01 | ND |
2019-05-08 | 19E1512-01 | ND |
2019-05-09 | 19E1637-01 | ND |
2019-05-09 | 19E1635-01 | ND |
2019-05-13 | 19E1741-01 | ND |
2019-05-13 | 19E1749-01 | ND |
2019-05-13 | 19E2016-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2009-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2021-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2092-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2019-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2093-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2045-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2012-01 | ND |
2019-05-14 | 19E2011-01 | ND |
2019-05-15 | 19E2097-01 | ND |
2019-05-15 | 19E2098-01 | ND |
2019-05-15 | 19E2196-01 | ND |
2019-05-16 | 19E2151-01 | ND |
2019-05-16 | 19E2194-01 | ND |
2019-05-17 | 19E2187-01 | ND |
2019-05-18 | 19E2190-01 | ND |
2019-05-18 | 19E2193-01 | ND |
2019-05-19 | 19E2459-01 | ND |
2019-05-20 | 19E2460-01 | ND |
2019-05-26 | 19E2810-01 | ND |
2019-06-03 | 19F1168-01 | ND |
2019-06-03 | 19F1170-01 | ND |
2019-06-10 | 19F1643-01 | ND |
2019-06-12 | 19F2382-01 | ND |
2019-06-20 | 19F2326-01 | ND |
2019-06-21 | 19F2381-01 | ND |
2019-06-28 | 19G1173-01 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 19G2491-01 | ND |
2019-08-14 | 19H2119-01 | ND |
2019-10-24 | 19J2898-01 | ND |
2019-10-25 | 19J3005-01 | ND |
2019-10-26 | 19J2842-01 | ND |
2019-10-26 | 19J2780-01 | ND |
2019-10-27 | 19J2907-01 | ND |
2019-10-27 | 19J2843-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J3006-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J2894-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J2845-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J2839-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J2903-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J2891-01 | ND |
2019-10-28 | 19J2896-01 | ND |
2019-10-29 | 19J2905-01 | ND |
2019-10-29 | 19J2895-01 | ND |
2019-10-29 | 19J3007-01 | ND |
2019-10-29 | 19J2893-01 | ND |
2019-10-29 | 19J2900-01 | ND |
2019-10-29 | 19J3004-01 | ND |
2019-10-30 | 19J3002-01 | ND |
2019-10-30 | 19K0922-01 | ND |
2019-10-30 | 19J3003-01 | ND |
2019-10-31 | 19K0964-01 | ND |
2019-10-31 | 19K0923-01 | ND |
2019-11-01 | 19K0969-01 | ND |
2019-11-02 | 19K0963-01 | ND |
2019-11-03 | 19K2488-01 | ND |
2019-11-03 | 19K1271-01 | ND |
2019-11-03 | 19K0993-01 | ND |
2019-11-04 | 19K1205-01 | ND |
2019-11-04 | 19K1342-01 | ND |
2019-11-05 | 19K1272-01 | ND |
2019-11-05 | 19K1274-01 | ND |
2019-11-05 | 19K1343-01 | ND |
2019-11-05 | 19K1273-01 | ND |
2019-11-06 | 19K1445-01 | ND |
2019-11-07 | 19K1446-01 | ND |
2019-11-08 | 19K1705-01 | ND |
2019-11-09 | 19K1760-01 | ND |
2019-11-10 | 19K1704-01 | ND |
2019-11-17 | 19K2278-01 | ND |
2019-11-18 | 19K2223-01 | ND |
2019-11-18 | 19K2158-01 | ND |
2019-11-25 | 9121272-02 | ND |
2019-11-25 | 9121272-04 | ND |
2019-11-26 | 19K2484-01 | ND |
2019-11-26 | 19K2491-01 | ND |
2019-11-26 | 19K2486-01 | ND |
2019-11-26 | 19K2490-01 | ND |
2019-11-26 | 9121197-01 | ND |
2019-11-28 | 9121197-04 | ND |
2019-12-01 | 9121197-17 | ND |
2019-12-02 | 9121412-01 | ND |
2019-12-02 | 9121197-11 | ND |
2019-12-03 | 9121197-13 | ND |
2019-12-03 | 9121197-10 | ND |
2019-12-08 | 9121197-21 | ND |
2019-12-10 | 9121197-22 | ND |
2019-12-13 | 9121412-04 | ND |
2019-12-15 | 9121412-03 | ND |
2019-12-16 | 9124277-01 | ND |
2019-12-20 | 19L2128-01 | ND |
2019-12-23 | 0010101-01 | ND |