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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 detected excessive lead in water served to some customers. 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: 26

Highest level detected in 2019: 188.0 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
2019-09-11926004716188.0 ppb
2019-09-1192600470827.0 ppb
2019-09-1192600471115.0 ppb
2019-09-1392600471214.0 ppb
2019-09-1292600471012.0 ppb
2019-09-1192600471311.0 ppb
2019-09-1392600471811.0 ppb
2019-09-179260047236.00 ppb
2019-09-129260047096.00 ppb
2019-09-129260047056.00 ppb
2019-09-149260047225.00 ppb
2019-09-179267062014.00 ppb
2019-09-119260047034.00 ppb
2019-09-139260047174.00 ppb
2019-09-12926004702ND
2019-09-14926004720ND
2019-09-12926004706ND
2019-09-12926004704ND
2019-06-03915503510-IND
2019-09-12926004701ND
2019-09-11926004721ND
2019-09-11926004719ND
2019-09-11926004715ND
2019-09-11926004714ND
2019-09-11926004707ND
2019-06-03915503501-IND
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