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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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: 33

Highest level detected in 2019: 25.0 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
2019-07-2392050721625.0 ppb
2019-08-019213005014.00 ppb
2019-07-249205072043.00 ppb
2019-07-229205072153.00 ppb
2019-07-239205072242.00 ppb
2019-07-229205072172.00 ppb
2019-07-22920507226ND
2019-07-22920507220ND
2019-07-22920507229ND
2019-07-22920507230ND
2019-07-22920507231ND
2019-07-23920507201ND
2019-07-23920507209ND
2019-07-23920507211ND
2019-07-23920507223ND
2019-07-23920507227ND
2019-07-23920507228ND
2019-07-24920700101ND
2019-07-22920507225ND
2019-07-19920507222ND
2019-07-22920507219ND
2019-07-22920507214ND
2019-07-22920507212ND
2019-07-22920507210ND
2019-07-22920507206ND
2019-07-22920507205ND
2019-07-22920507203ND
2019-07-21920507221ND
2019-07-21920507213ND
2019-07-21920507207ND
2019-07-20920507218ND
2019-07-20920507208ND
2019-07-20920507202ND
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