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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: 5.6 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
2019-09-17AK323875.60 ppb
2019-09-18AK323751.80 ppb
2019-09-11AK323691.70 ppb
2019-09-12AK32363ND
2019-09-19AK32390ND
2019-09-19AK32376ND
2019-09-18AK32388ND
2019-09-17AK32389ND
2019-09-17AK32384ND
2019-09-16AK32382ND
2019-09-16AK32374ND
2019-09-13AK32381ND
2019-09-12AK32385ND
2019-09-12AK32380ND
2019-09-12AK32379ND
2019-09-12AK32372ND
2019-09-11AK32361ND
2019-09-12AK32362ND
2019-09-11AK32386ND
2019-09-11AK32383ND
2019-09-11AK32378ND
2019-09-11AK32377ND
2019-09-11AK32373ND
2019-09-11AK32371ND
2019-09-11AK32370ND
2019-09-11AK32368ND
2019-09-11AK32367ND
2019-09-11AK32366ND
2019-09-11AK32365ND
2019-09-11AK32364ND
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