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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: 6.0 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
2019-07-17445326016.00 ppb
2019-07-24445334013.00 ppb
2019-08-23445318013.00 ppb
2019-08-12445315012.00 ppb
2019-08-0944531201ND
2019-08-2944530501ND
2019-08-2944530601ND
2019-08-2944530701ND
2019-08-2944530801ND
2019-07-1844533101ND
2019-08-2244532001ND
2019-08-2244531901ND
2019-08-2144530901ND
2019-08-2144531701ND
2019-08-1544531301ND
2019-08-1244531601ND
2019-08-0944531401ND
2019-07-1844533001ND
2019-07-2844531101ND
2019-07-1744532301ND
2019-07-2444533201ND
2019-07-2444532801ND
2019-07-2444531001ND
2019-07-2444532401ND
2019-07-2444533301ND
2019-07-2344532901ND
2019-07-2344532701ND
2019-07-2244533701ND
2019-07-1944533601ND
2019-07-1844532501ND
2019-07-1844533501ND
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