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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: 62

Highest level detected in 2019: 7.9 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
2019-07-1244146187.90 ppb
2019-06-2044146892.20 ppb
2019-07-0144146131.50 ppb
2019-06-0444146251.20 ppb
2019-06-2444146911.20 ppb
2019-06-1044146751.20 ppb
2019-07-164414621ND
2019-07-194414596ND
2019-07-124414619ND
2019-07-084414616ND
2019-07-074414615ND
2019-07-034414617ND
2019-07-024414614ND
2019-06-284414611ND
2019-06-274414610ND
2019-06-274414612ND
2019-06-264414695ND
2019-06-264414694ND
2019-07-164414620ND
2019-06-264414696ND
2019-07-224414597ND
2019-07-234414598ND
2019-07-314414599ND
2019-08-024414600ND
2019-08-054414601ND
2019-08-124414602ND
2019-08-154414603ND
2019-08-194414604ND
2019-08-204414605ND
2019-08-224414606ND
2019-08-264414607ND
2019-08-274414608ND
2019-08-284414609ND
2019-06-124414679ND
2019-06-044414631ND
2019-06-044414624ND
2019-06-044414622ND
2019-06-054414627ND
2019-06-054414626ND
2019-06-064414630ND
2019-06-064414628ND
2019-06-064414629ND
2019-06-074414633ND
2019-06-074414632ND
2019-06-084414677ND
2019-06-104414676ND
2019-06-114414678ND
2019-06-124414682ND
2019-06-264414697ND
2019-06-124414681ND
2019-06-124414680ND
2019-06-134414683ND
2019-06-144414684ND
2019-06-154414687ND
2019-06-174414685ND
2019-06-184414686ND
2019-06-204414688ND
2019-06-214414690ND
2019-06-254414692ND
2019-06-254414693ND
2019-06-044414623ND
2019-06-264414698ND
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