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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: 100

Highest level detected in 2019: 84.0 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
2019-12-03Q198023800684.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023802466.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023805730.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023802526.0 ppb
2019-12-18Q198090901124.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023803621.0 ppb
2019-12-18Q198090900317.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023802116.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023804113.0 ppb
2019-12-18Q198090901511.0 ppb
2019-12-04Q198023804710.00 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380638.80 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380507.90 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380627.50 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380196.90 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380396.70 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380425.80 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380515.60 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380045.00 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380404.60 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380744.40 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380444.00 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380593.80 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380643.70 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380163.10 ppb
2019-12-18Q19809090082.70 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380482.70 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380692.40 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380122.10 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380782.00 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380761.80 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380321.70 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380091.60 ppb
2019-12-18Q19809090141.60 ppb
2019-12-04Q19802380291.40 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380031.30 ppb
2019-12-18Q19809090041.000 ppb
2019-12-03Q19802380101.000 ppb
2019-12-18Q1980909009ND
2019-12-18Q1980909005ND
2019-12-04Q1980238002ND
2019-12-03Q1980238028ND
2019-12-18Q1980909002ND
2019-12-04Q1980238026ND
2019-12-18Q1980909016ND
2019-12-18Q1980909007ND
2019-12-04Q1980238014ND
2019-12-18Q1980909013ND
2019-12-18Q1980909010ND
2019-12-18Q1980909012ND
2019-12-04Q1980238023ND
2019-12-18Q1980909006ND
2019-12-18Q1980909001ND
2019-12-04Q1980238058ND
2019-12-04Q1980238001ND
2019-12-04Q1980238079ND
2019-12-04Q1980238073ND
2019-12-04Q1980238017ND
2019-12-04Q1980238070ND
2019-12-04Q1980238061ND
2019-12-04Q1980238022ND
2019-12-04Q1980238049ND
2019-12-03Q1980238008ND
2019-12-03Q1980238053ND
2019-12-03Q1980238027ND
2019-12-03Q1980238007ND
2019-12-03Q1980238082ND
2019-12-03Q1980238068ND
2019-12-03Q1980238066ND
2019-12-03Q1980238037ND
2019-12-03Q1980238067ND
2019-12-03Q1980238011ND
2019-12-03Q1980238081ND
2019-12-03Q1980238077ND
2019-12-03Q1980238072ND
2019-12-03Q1980238013ND
2019-12-03Q1980238080ND
2019-12-03Q1980238075ND
2019-12-03Q1980238052ND
2019-12-03Q1980238005ND
2019-12-03Q1980238033ND
2019-12-04Q1980238031ND
2019-12-04Q1980238055ND
2019-12-04Q1980238020ND
2019-12-04Q1980238065ND
2019-12-04Q1980238018ND
2019-12-04Q1980238054ND
2019-12-04Q1980238034ND
2019-12-04Q1980238084ND
2019-12-04Q1980238083ND
2019-12-04Q1980238038ND
2019-12-04Q1980238060ND
2019-12-04Q1980238056ND
2019-12-04Q1980238045ND
2019-12-03Q1980238030ND
2019-12-03Q1980238046ND
2019-12-03Q1980238043ND
2019-12-03Q1980238035ND
2019-12-03Q1980238071ND
2019-12-03Q1980238015ND
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