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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: 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.

DateLab IDResult
2019-09-20926304401ND
2019-09-27927002801ND
2019-09-26927002803ND
2019-09-25927002802ND
2019-09-25926801904ND
2019-09-25926801903ND
2019-09-25926801902ND
2019-09-25926801901ND
2019-09-24926709208ND
2019-09-24926709202ND
2019-09-24926709201ND
2019-09-23926709206ND
2019-09-23926709203ND
2019-09-21926709207ND
2019-09-21926709204ND
2019-09-10925302901ND
2019-09-19926201403ND
2019-09-19926201401ND
2019-09-18926709205ND
2019-09-18926201404ND
2019-09-17926201402ND
2019-09-12925501901ND
2019-09-11925501906ND
2019-09-11925501905ND
2019-09-11925501904ND
2019-09-11925501903ND
2019-09-11925501902ND
2019-09-10925302904ND
2019-09-10925302903ND
2019-09-10925302902ND
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