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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: 5.9 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
2019-09-19AK329045.90 ppb
2019-09-20AK329114.30 ppb
2019-09-20AK328893.60 ppb
2019-09-19AK329102.70 ppb
2019-09-21AK328921.50 ppb
2019-09-19AK32914ND
2019-09-24AK32905ND
2019-09-22AK32898ND
2019-09-22AK32896ND
2019-09-21AK32915ND
2019-09-21AK32913ND
2019-09-21AK32900ND
2019-09-20AK32907ND
2019-09-20AK32903ND
2019-09-20AK32899ND
2019-09-19AK32917ND
2019-09-19AK32916ND
2019-09-18AK32890ND
2019-09-19AK32909ND
2019-09-19AK32908ND
2019-09-19AK32906ND
2019-09-19AK32902ND
2019-09-19AK32901ND
2019-09-19AK32897ND
2019-09-19AK32895ND
2019-09-19AK32893ND
2019-09-19AK32891ND
2019-09-19AK32888ND
2019-09-18AK32912ND
2019-09-18AK32894ND
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