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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: 30

Highest level detected in 2019: 4.9 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
2019-09-18Q19672860024.90 ppb
2019-09-18Q1967286008ND
2019-10-08Q1972149002ND
2019-10-08Q1972149001ND
2019-09-18Q1967286012ND
2019-09-18Q1967286027ND
2019-09-18Q1967286010ND
2019-09-18Q1967286016ND
2019-09-18Q1967286018ND
2019-09-18Q1967286009ND
2019-09-18Q1967286011ND
2019-09-18Q1967286025ND
2019-09-18Q1967286022ND
2019-09-18Q1967286023ND
2019-09-18Q1967286026ND
2019-09-18Q1967286005ND
2019-09-17Q1967286007ND
2019-09-18Q1967286028ND
2019-09-18Q1967286003ND
2019-09-18Q1967286006ND
2019-09-18Q1967286013ND
2019-09-18Q1967286015ND
2019-09-18Q1967286020ND
2019-09-18Q1967286021ND
2019-09-18Q1967286001ND
2019-09-18Q1967286004ND
2019-09-18Q1967286014ND
2019-09-18Q1967286017ND
2019-09-18Q1967286019ND
2019-09-17Q1967286024ND
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