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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: 24.0 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
2019-07-114450010124.0 ppb
2019-06-13445023017.00 ppb
2019-08-20445014012.00 ppb
2019-07-3144501201ND
2019-07-1944500501ND
2019-07-2244500601ND
2019-07-2544500801ND
2019-07-2544500701ND
2019-07-3044501001ND
2019-07-3044500901ND
2019-07-3144501101ND
2019-07-1944500401ND
2019-08-0244501301ND
2019-08-2344501501ND
2019-08-2644501601ND
2019-09-0444501701ND
2019-09-1246868401ND
2019-07-1944500301ND
2019-06-1244502101ND
2019-07-1144500201ND
2019-07-0844502901ND
2019-07-0744503001ND
2019-07-0544502601ND
2019-07-0544502801ND
2019-07-0544502501ND
2019-07-0444502701ND
2019-07-0344502401ND
2019-06-1244502001ND
2019-06-1244501801ND
2019-06-1244502201ND
2019-06-1244501901ND
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