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: 0.0 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.

Date	Lab ID	Result
2019-09-19	LC0919173	ND
2019-09-24	LC0919210	ND
2019-09-22	LC0919206	ND
2019-09-21	LC0919212	ND
2019-09-21	LC0919207	ND
2019-09-21	LC0919205	ND
2019-09-20	LC0919209	ND
2019-09-20	LC0919208	ND
2019-09-20	LC0919204	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919211	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919186	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919184	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919183	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919178	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919175	ND
2019-09-11	LC0919179	ND
2019-09-19	LC0919172	ND
2019-09-18	LC0919187	ND
2019-09-18	LC0919170	ND
2019-09-18	LC0919167	ND
2019-09-17	LC0919185	ND
2019-09-17	LC0919181	ND
2019-09-17	LC0919177	ND
2019-09-17	LC0919176	ND
2019-09-17	LC0919171	ND
2019-09-16	LC0919182	ND
2019-09-16	LC0919180	ND
2019-09-16	LC0919174	ND
2019-09-16	LC0919168	ND
2019-09-15	LC0919169	ND

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