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: 142

Highest level detected in 2019: 57.1 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.

Date	Lab ID	Result
2019-04-10	9D19013-25	57.1 ppb
2019-07-15	9G18010-29	51.1 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-09	32.0 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-20	29.2 ppb
2019-10-27	9J31019-10	19.3 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-06	19.0 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-03	17.2 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31019-03	16.8 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21120-06	16.1 ppb
2019-05-08	9E15181-01	15.6 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-18	15.2 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-22	13.3 ppb
2019-05-11	9E15181-04	12.9 ppb
2019-05-14	9E15181-07	10.9 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-15	10.1 ppb
2019-05-09	9E15181-02	8.71 ppb
2019-05-12	9E15181-05	8.69 ppb
2019-05-10	9E15181-03	8.47 ppb
2019-02-21	9C07057-02	7.68 ppb
2019-04-16	9D19013-19	7.16 ppb
2019-10-02	9J31019-11	5.90 ppb
2019-05-13	9E15181-06	5.60 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-01	5.45 ppb
2019-02-22	9C07057-03	5.45 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-17	4.86 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-02	4.72 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-07	4.69 ppb
2019-03-15	9C21102-01	4.51 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-19	4.01 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-36	3.97 ppb
2019-02-19	9C07057-06	3.78 ppb
2019-07-17	9G18010-33	3.75 ppb
2019-02-21	9B21120-03	3.51 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-34	3.44 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-08	3.40 ppb
2019-02-21	9B21120-10	3.01 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-05	2.99 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-35	2.88 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-25	2.87 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-04	2.86 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-08	2.75 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-08	2.57 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-12	2.31 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-04	2.29 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-22	2.19 ppb
2019-02-20	9C07057-05	2.01 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-01	1.97 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-10	1.84 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-12	1.84 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-03	1.83 ppb
2019-10-17	9J31009-01	1.80 ppb
2019-02-21	9B21120-07	1.75 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-09	1.71 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-07	1.63 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-14	1.62 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-15	1.59 ppb
2019-10-28	9J31019-09	1.52 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-08	1.50 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-16	1.48 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-02	1.43 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-02	1.39 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-27	1.35 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-04	1.35 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-11	1.32 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-24	1.28 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21121-02	1.22 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-30	1.22 ppb
2019-04-11	9D19013-30	1.20 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21121-01	1.18 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31009-07	1.11 ppb
2019-10-30	9K07123-01	1.08 ppb
2019-04-08	9D19013-24	1.04 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-13	1.03 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-10	0.969 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-03	0.889 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-26	0.787 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-12	0.745 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21120-04	0.699 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-11	0.693 ppb
2019-04-10	9D19013-26	0.684 ppb
2019-10-25	9J31019-08	0.675 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31009-02	0.650 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31019-01	0.647 ppb
2019-02-19	9B21123-06	0.624 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21121-03	0.605 ppb
2019-04-16	9D19013-18	0.598 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-06	0.582 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-16	0.580 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31019-06	0.563 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21121-04	0.524 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21120-05	0.523 ppb
2019-10-22	9J31007-01	0.517 ppb
2019-02-21	9B21120-08	0.508 ppb
2019-07-16	9G18010-14	0.507 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-17	0.497 ppb
2019-04-10	9D19013-20	0.441 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-05	0.406 ppb
2019-04-10	9D19013-21	0.357 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-16	0.311 ppb
2019-04-09	9D19013-05	0.308 ppb
2019-02-21	9B21120-01	0.305 ppb
2019-02-21	9B21120-09	0.241 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-09	0.240 ppb
2019-02-20	9B21123-10	ND
2019-02-21	9B21120-02	ND
2019-02-22	9C07057-04	ND
2019-02-22	9C07057-01	ND
2019-02-27	9C07057-07	ND
2019-04-09	9D19013-02	ND
2019-04-09	9D19013-04	ND
2019-04-09	9D19013-23	ND
2019-04-09	9D19013-10	ND
2019-04-11	9D19013-27	ND
2019-04-11	9D19013-28	ND
2019-04-12	9D19013-29	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-21	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-23	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-28	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-01	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-05	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-07	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-09	ND
2019-07-16	9G18010-13	ND
2019-07-17	9G18010-31	ND
2019-07-17	9G18010-32	ND
2019-10-22	9J31007-03	ND
2019-10-22	9J31019-02	ND
2019-10-22	9J31007-06	ND
2019-10-22	9J31019-04	ND
2019-10-22	9J31007-07	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-03	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-04	ND
2019-10-22	9J31019-05	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-05	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-06	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-08	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-09	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-10	ND
2019-10-22	9J31009-11	ND
2019-10-22	9J31007-11	ND
2019-10-23	9J31019-07	ND
2019-10-29	9J31009-12	ND

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