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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: 3.7 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
2019-09-05AK305603.70 ppb
2019-09-06AK305662.60 ppb
2019-09-05AK305691.30 ppb
2019-09-06AK305751.10 ppb
2019-09-05AK30574ND
2019-09-10AK30580ND
2019-09-10AK30564ND
2019-09-06AK30576ND
2019-09-06AK30567ND
2019-09-06AK30565ND
2019-09-06AK30558ND
2019-09-06AK30556ND
2019-09-05AK30582ND
2019-09-05AK30581ND
2019-09-05AK30579ND
2019-09-05AK30578ND
2019-09-05AK30577ND
2019-09-05AK30553ND
2019-09-05AK30573ND
2019-09-05AK30572ND
2019-09-05AK30571ND
2019-09-05AK30570ND
2019-09-05AK30568ND
2019-09-05AK30563ND
2019-09-05AK30562ND
2019-09-05AK30561ND
2019-09-05AK30559ND
2019-09-05AK30557ND
2019-09-05AK30555ND
2019-09-05AK30554ND
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