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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: 5.0 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
2019-07-26Q19504390075.00 ppb
2019-07-24Q19504390012.70 ppb
2019-07-24Q19504390102.60 ppb
2019-07-23Q19504390232.50 ppb
2019-07-30Q19504390041.90 ppb
2019-07-24Q19504390201.50 ppb
2019-07-26Q19504390111.50 ppb
2019-07-24Q19504390141.50 ppb
2019-07-25Q19504390191.20 ppb
2019-07-31Q19504390301.10 ppb
2019-07-29Q19504390151.10 ppb
2019-07-24Q1950439008ND
2019-07-31Q1950439009ND
2019-07-31Q1950439028ND
2019-07-31Q1950439029ND
2019-07-24Q1950439024ND
2019-07-30Q1950439013ND
2019-07-29Q1950439027ND
2019-07-28Q1950439003ND
2019-07-27Q1950439026ND
2019-07-24Q1950439012ND
2019-07-24Q1950439002ND
2019-07-26Q1950439016ND
2019-07-26Q1950439025ND
2019-07-23Q1950439021ND
2019-07-25Q1950439006ND
2019-07-25Q1950439005ND
2019-07-25Q1950439017ND
2019-07-25Q1950439018ND
2019-07-25Q1950439022ND
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