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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: 31

Highest level detected in 2019: 8.4 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
2019-07-17L1122320128.39 ppb
2019-08-14L1131454022.14 ppb
2019-07-17L1122320071.97 ppb
2019-07-18L1122320011.84 ppb
2019-09-10L1138259011.42 ppb
2019-08-15L1131455021.07 ppb
2019-08-14L113145406ND
2019-07-16L112232008ND
2019-09-05L113825905ND
2019-09-05L113825904ND
2019-09-05L113825902ND
2019-09-04L113825903ND
2019-08-17L113145503ND
2019-08-16L113145505ND
2019-08-16L113145501ND
2019-08-15L113145403ND
2019-08-14L113145504ND
2019-08-14L113145407ND
2019-07-17L112232006ND
2019-08-14L113145405ND
2019-08-14L113145404ND
2019-07-16L112232009ND
2019-08-14L113145401ND
2019-07-18L112232013ND
2019-07-18L112232004ND
2019-07-18L112232002ND
2019-07-17L112232003ND
2019-07-17L112232014ND
2019-07-17L112232005ND
2019-07-17L112232011ND
2019-07-17L112232010ND
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