Metals · 2007

Lead in Cordova City Water, AK tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.8× the limit

Cordova City Water, AK's 2007 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.012 mg/L

Verbatim from Cordova City Water, AK's 2007 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Lead

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.

There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

How Cordova City Water, AK compares

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People also ask

+Is there Lead in Cordova City Water, AK tap water?

Yes — Cordova City Water, AK's 2007 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.012 mg/L. Cordova City Water, AK's 2007 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.

+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?

The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Lead?

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2007 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cordova City Water, AK water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ak/cordova-city-water/2007/source.

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