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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: 148

Highest level detected in 2019: 14.9 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
2019-11-2057681614.9 ppb
2019-04-245513327.70 ppb
2019-10-225736676.10 ppb
2019-04-235513033.10 ppb
2019-10-235736552.90 ppb
2019-04-245512982.80 ppb
2019-10-235736582.70 ppb
2019-04-235513112.20 ppb
2019-04-235513152.00 ppb
2019-04-235513232.00 ppb
2019-04-235513192.00 ppb
2019-04-225513411.90 ppb
2019-10-245738761.90 ppb
2019-10-235736601.80 ppb
2019-04-255515371.60 ppb
2019-10-235736521.60 ppb
2019-10-235736561.60 ppb
2019-04-235513421.40 ppb
2019-04-305518401.40 ppb
2019-04-245513441.30 ppb
2019-10-235738711.30 ppb
2019-04-245513361.20 ppb
2019-04-245513081.20 ppb
2019-04-245513041.20 ppb
2019-04-225513141.10 ppb
2019-10-245738681.10 ppb
2019-10-285738651.10 ppb
2019-04-225513381.000 ppb
2019-04-235513471.000 ppb
2019-04-245513491.000 ppb
2019-10-235736701.000 ppb
2019-10-245738721.000 ppb
2019-10-295744101.000 ppb
2019-04-305518350.900 ppb
2019-10-245738580.900 ppb
2019-10-255738730.900 ppb
2019-10-285738550.900 ppb
2019-10-315744110.900 ppb
2019-03-125457510.800 ppb
2019-04-235513460.800 ppb
2019-04-235513340.800 ppb
2019-10-245738690.800 ppb
2019-10-245736760.800 ppb
2019-10-255738740.800 ppb
2019-10-285738670.800 ppb
2019-04-235513300.700 ppb
2019-04-235513220.700 ppb
2019-04-245513130.700 ppb
2019-10-215736640.700 ppb
2019-10-235736750.700 ppb
2019-10-245738610.700 ppb
2019-04-235513000.600 ppb
2019-04-235513120.600 ppb
2019-04-235513330.600 ppb
2019-04-305518360.600 ppb
2019-10-225736620.600 ppb
2019-10-235736660.600 ppb
2019-10-235736710.600 ppb
2019-10-245738700.600 ppb
2019-10-245738590.600 ppb
2019-10-245738600.600 ppb
2019-04-235513200.500 ppb
2019-04-305518390.500 ppb
2019-10-225736420.500 ppb
2019-10-235738640.500 ppb
2019-10-245738570.500 ppb
2019-10-285738560.500 ppb
2019-03-12545750ND
2019-03-12545749ND
2019-03-12545748ND
2019-03-12545747ND
2019-03-12545746ND
2019-03-12545745ND
2019-04-16550084ND
2019-04-16550085ND
2019-04-16550086ND
2019-04-16550087ND
2019-04-16550088ND
2019-04-16550090ND
2019-04-16550089ND
2019-04-23551306ND
2019-04-23551307ND
2019-04-23551299ND
2019-04-23551345ND
2019-04-23551301ND
2019-04-23551316ND
2019-04-23551340ND
2019-04-23551331ND
2019-04-23551329ND
2019-04-23551327ND
2019-04-23551325ND
2019-04-23551321ND
2019-04-23551317ND
2019-04-24551348ND
2019-04-24551339ND
2019-04-24551337ND
2019-04-24551335ND
2019-04-24551328ND
2019-04-24551326ND
2019-04-24551324ND
2019-04-24551318ND
2019-04-24551310ND
2019-04-24551309ND
2019-04-24551305ND
2019-04-24551302ND
2019-04-25551343ND
2019-04-26551536ND
2019-04-29551837ND
2019-04-30551838ND
2019-09-10567710ND
2019-09-10567709ND
2019-09-10567708ND
2019-09-10567704ND
2019-09-10567706ND
2019-09-10567705ND
2019-09-10567707ND
2019-10-21573645ND
2019-10-21573644ND
2019-10-22573661ND
2019-10-22573663ND
2019-10-22573665ND
2019-10-22573668ND
2019-10-22573669ND
2019-10-22573643ND
2019-10-22573646ND
2019-10-22573647ND
2019-10-22573651ND
2019-10-22573650ND
2019-10-22573648ND
2019-10-23573657ND
2019-10-23573653ND
2019-10-23573672ND
2019-10-23573654ND
2019-10-23573649ND
2019-10-23573659ND
2019-10-24573875ND
2019-10-24573877ND
2019-10-24573673ND
2019-10-24573674ND
2019-10-25573862ND
2019-10-27573863ND
2019-10-28573866ND
2019-11-20576815ND
2019-11-20576814ND
2019-11-20576810ND
2019-11-20576812ND
2019-11-20576811ND
2019-11-20576813ND
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