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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: 30

Highest level detected in 2019: 29.0 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
2019-07-24AK2370629.0 ppb
2019-07-19AK236959.50 ppb
2019-07-18AK237114.20 ppb
2019-07-17AK237203.60 ppb
2019-07-15AK237002.60 ppb
2019-07-18AK236942.10 ppb
2019-07-16AK236971.50 ppb
2019-07-15AK237151.30 ppb
2019-07-17AK237051.30 ppb
2019-07-19AK237141.10 ppb
2019-07-18AK23699ND
2019-07-22AK23692ND
2019-07-16AK23691ND
2019-07-18AK23716ND
2019-07-18AK23713ND
2019-07-18AK23709ND
2019-07-18AK23707ND
2019-07-18AK23702ND
2019-07-18AK23701ND
2019-07-16AK23712ND
2019-07-18AK23698ND
2019-07-18AK23696ND
2019-07-16AK23703ND
2019-07-18AK23693ND
2019-07-16AK23704ND
2019-07-17AK23719ND
2019-07-17AK23710ND
2019-07-17AK23708ND
2019-07-16AK23718ND
2019-07-16AK23717ND
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