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: 110
Highest level detected in 2019: 107.0 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 |
---|---|---|
2019-07-16 | 9090008-02 | 107.0 ppb |
2019-03-18 | 9C25033-08 | 26.9 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-46 | 22.1 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-17 | 12.7 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-23 | 9.27 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-33 | 8.51 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-16 | 7.71 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-23 | 4.30 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-53 | 3.55 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-49 | 2.76 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-06 | 2.75 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-05 | 2.28 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-60 | 2.25 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-30 | 2.22 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-35 | 2.16 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-45 | 1.79 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-37 | 1.74 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-42 | 1.67 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-28 | 1.64 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-36 | 1.60 ppb |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-64 | 1.57 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-24 | 1.55 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-34 | 1.40 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-62 | 1.38 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-36 | 1.33 ppb |
2019-03-18 | 9C25033-07 | 1.23 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-15 | 1.20 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-63 | 1.18 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-22 | 1.11 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-29 | 1.07 ppb |
2019-05-21 | 9E23186-01 | 1.06 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-34 | 1.05 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-20 | 1.05 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-26 | 0.974 ppb |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-56 | 0.970 ppb |
2019-03-18 | 9C25033-59 | 0.969 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-31 | 0.927 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-13 | 0.888 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-18 | 0.886 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-11 | 0.884 ppb |
2019-03-18 | 9C25033-19 | 0.836 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-52 | 0.801 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-13 | 0.779 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-11 | 0.775 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-29 | 0.772 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-32 | 0.750 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-25 | 0.748 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-14 | 0.746 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-44 | 0.726 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-47 | 0.710 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-14 | 0.701 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-21 | 0.700 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-10 | 0.673 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-12 | 0.635 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-24 | 0.633 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-40 | 0.621 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-21 | 0.607 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-01 | 0.566 ppb |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-67 | 0.553 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-09 | 0.524 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-30 | 0.521 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-58 | 0.511 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-28 | 0.506 ppb |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-27 | 0.501 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-48 | 0.316 ppb |
2019-03-18 | 9C25033-55 | 0.302 ppb |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-02 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-39 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-33 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-43 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-37 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-38 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-31 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-17 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-50 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-18 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-32 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-35 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-54 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-03 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-12 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-57 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-61 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-27 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-04 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-51 | ND |
2019-03-19 | 9C25033-41 | ND |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-66 | ND |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-68 | ND |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-65 | ND |
2019-03-20 | 9C25033-69 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-01 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-03 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-04 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-05 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-06 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-07 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-08 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-09 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9090008-10 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-15 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-16 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-19 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-20 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-22 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-25 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-26 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-38 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-39 | ND |
2019-07-16 | 9G22041-40 | ND |