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: 122
Highest level detected in 2019: 7.0 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 |
---|---|---|
2019-03-26 | 1914085-09 | 7.00 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-47 | 5.73 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-25 | 5.23 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-15 | 4.59 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-30 | 2.88 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-25 | 2.60 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-57 | 2.57 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-57 | 2.38 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-33 | 2.08 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-40 | 1.80 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-06 | 1.76 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-21 | 1.68 ppb |
2019-07-20 | 1930091-30 | 1.68 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 1930091-45 | 1.64 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-22 | 1.62 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-07 | 1.57 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-42 | 1.39 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-19 | 1.34 ppb |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-38 | 1.32 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-44 | 1.24 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-07 | 1.19 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-53 | 1.18 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-43 | 1.16 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-40 | 1.16 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-24 | 1.15 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-33 | 1.09 ppb |
2019-03-25 | 1914085-38 | 1.06 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-08 | 1.04 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-26 | 1.04 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-17 | 1.01 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-02 | 1.000 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-47 | 0.987 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-17 | 0.979 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-14 | 0.899 ppb |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-48 | 0.889 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-56 | 0.881 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-60 | 0.789 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-50 | 0.781 ppb |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-29 | 0.778 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-53 | 0.774 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-08 | 0.764 ppb |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-03 | 0.719 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-45 | 0.684 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-46 | 0.682 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-03 | 0.680 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-27 | 0.664 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-56 | 0.662 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-50 | 0.661 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-34 | 0.647 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-51 | 0.641 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-28 | 0.625 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-10 | 0.578 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-41 | 0.578 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-06 | 0.562 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-18 | 0.548 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-09 | 0.541 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-54 | 0.537 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-10 | 0.537 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-42 | 0.531 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-54 | 0.519 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-02 | 0.511 ppb |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-04 | 0.506 ppb |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-32 | 0.503 ppb |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-13 | 0.502 ppb |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-55 | 0.501 ppb |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-36 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-35 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-32 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-29 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-49 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-48 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-01 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-22 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-14 | ND |
2019-03-26 | 1914085-13 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-41 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-37 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-31 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-28 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-27 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-59 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-58 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-26 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-23 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-20 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-19 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-18 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-16 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-11 | ND |
2019-03-27 | 1914085-05 | ND |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-39 | ND |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-52 | ND |
2019-03-28 | 1914085-12 | ND |
2019-06-18 | 1925114-01 | ND |
2019-06-18 | 1925114-02 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 1930091-35 | ND |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-12 | ND |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-52 | ND |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-34 | ND |
2019-07-17 | 1930091-39 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-51 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-49 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-46 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-44 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-55 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-58 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-59 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-60 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-37 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-04 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-05 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-11 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-15 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-20 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-21 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-23 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-36 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 1930091-01 | ND |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-43 | ND |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-16 | ND |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-31 | ND |
2019-07-19 | 1930091-24 | ND |