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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: 1.1 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.

DateLab IDResult
2019-07-31Q19499930061.10 ppb
2019-07-30Q1949993025ND
2019-07-31Q1949993027ND
2019-07-31Q1949993019ND
2019-07-31Q1949993009ND
2019-07-31Q1949993008ND
2019-07-31Q1949993021ND
2019-07-30Q1949993002ND
2019-07-30Q1949993003ND
2019-07-30Q1949993004ND
2019-07-30Q1949993005ND
2019-07-30Q1949993029ND
2019-07-30Q1949993030ND
2019-07-30Q1949993001ND
2019-07-30Q1949993028ND
2019-07-29Q1949993026ND
2019-07-30Q1949993024ND
2019-07-30Q1949993023ND
2019-07-30Q1949993007ND
2019-07-30Q1949993010ND
2019-07-30Q1949993011ND
2019-07-30Q1949993012ND
2019-07-30Q1949993013ND
2019-07-30Q1949993014ND
2019-07-30Q1949993015ND
2019-07-30Q1949993016ND
2019-07-30Q1949993017ND
2019-07-30Q1949993018ND
2019-07-30Q1949993020ND
2019-07-30Q1949993022ND
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